Even as a decision is pending on which Shiv Sena faction is granted permission to hold its annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp’s application for a ground at BKC for their camp’s Dussehra rally has been approved by MMRDA. However, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has rejected the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray group’s application to book another Bandra Kurla Complex ground for the rally.

A source from MMRDA said, “Permission granted to the Shinde camp for the rally is for a different plot and permission refused to the Thackeray group for the rally is for another plot. The source claims the ground which the Thackeray camp wants to book is already reserved.