A special 18-car train booked by Shiv Sena for over Rs 30 lakh carrying party members departed for Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) for Ayodhya, the temple town in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon.

Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is slated to visit Ayodhya on Saturday to offer prayers to Lord Ram to mark the completion of 100 days in office of his Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.