Shiv Sena office in Parliament house allotted to faction led by Eknath Shinde

The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday allotted the Shiv Sena office in Parliament House to the Eknath Shinde-led faction after the Election Commission's decision to recognise the group as the real Shiv Sena.

The election commission had last week recognised the Shinde faction as the original Shiv Sena, allowing it to use the "bow and arrow" symbol in elections. Which is the major setback for Uddhav Thackeray on the party his father, Bal Thackeray, founded in 1966.

Responding to a letter written by Shinde faction's floor leader Rahul Shewalae, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said the designated room for the Sena office in the Parliament building has been allotted to the party.