Hours after both Shiv Sena factions clashed at the party office at the BMC headquarters on Wednesday, the administration sealed all party and committee chairman offices. In light of this, former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators staged a protest outside the office of municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Thursday, demanding that the office be opened. Meanwhile, the Thackeray faction’s MP Vinayak Raut along with a few ex-corporators met the civic chief. Chahal, however, declined to open the office, saying it was a law-and-order issue.

On Wednesday, both factions had sought to take over the party office. After a slogan war ensued between the groups, the police had to step in to disperse the crowd and close the office. Party offices are not kept open in municipalities where administrators oversee operations. However, the commissioner assured the Thackeray faction that he would consider reopening the party office.