As the suspense over the ownership of the Shiv Sena’s election symbol has deepened with the declaration of the Andheri East Assembly bypoll, the Uddhav Thackeray faction has been asked to furnish the documents supporting its claim over ‘bow and arrow’ to the Election Commission (EC) by October 7, the day the nominations start. Meanwhile, the Kolis from Worli said that they would attend Thackeray’s Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, days after the Shinde camp claimed it had their support.

The last day for nominations is October 14, while voting will be done on November 3, followed by results on November 6. The rival Shinde group has already submitted its claim documents. The Thackeray group will be countering the rival’s argument. Considering similar cases in the past that came up for hearing just ahead of polls, the EC is expected to freeze the symbol, asking respective contestants to pick a new one.