Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Friday described the Election Commission's decision to recognise his faction as the real Shiv Sena as victory of Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology.

I thank Election Commission. Majority counts in democracy, Shinde said, reacting to the poll panel's decision, seen as a major blow to the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, as per the PTI.