Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction on Tuesday defended the Election Commission's authority to determine which group represents the "real" Shiv Sena, arguing that the poll panel was empowered under Article 324 to examine a political party's constitution and organisational structure. Follow LIVE updates here

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The controversy erupted after Shah, speaking at the Rajbhasha Sammelan in Navi Mumbai, described Maharashtra as a leading multilingual state and said there was no reason to oppose learning an additional national language alongside one’s mother tongue. This LIVE blog is now closed