With Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in ceremony only 24 hours away, Dadar's Shivaji Park was a flurry of activity on Wednesday. Nearly 15,000 wooden planks, over 70 labourers busy building a 100x60 feet stage, along with half-a-dozen tempos carrying heavy equipment dominated the scene.

There was heavy police deployment outside and inside the ground. Around 70 officers were lined up on a footpath. "It is a rehearsal for tomorrow," said a sub-inspector, "So that no time is wasted when the VIPs arrive and we know what our positions are."