The two Shiv Sena factions clashed at the party office located at the BMC headquarters on Wednesday. Leaders from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction arrived at the office in the evening, followed soon by former corporators from the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction. A slogan war ensued between the two groups and police had to step in to evict both groups, disperse the crowd and close the office.

The clash came on the heels of the Thackeray Sena losing the party office on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur. Following the loss in Nagpur, former minister and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray asked former corporators to visit the party office at BMC headquarters every day. mid-day had reported this on Monday. Following the minister’s instructions, Thackeray Sena leaders had started visiting the office.