The Supreme Court heard the Uddhav Thackeray faction's challenge to the Maharashtra Speaker's decision on Shiv Sena MLAs, with Kapil Sibal arguing that a legislative wing split cannot by itself amount to a split in the political party

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the response from Shiv Sena workers had been overwhelming and around 9,000 people had registered for last year's blood donation camp, while the number rose to around 16,000 this year