More than 12,000 personnel of the Mumbai Police will be deployed for the Dussehra rallies of the Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) as well as the immersion of the Durga idols in the city, an officer said on Friday.

Shiv Sena (UBT) will hold its annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, and the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, will conduct a gathering at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.