Aurangabad: Shiv Sena workers and office-bearers in Aurangabad have started expressing their commitment to party president Uddhav Thackeray by signing the bond letter and getting it attested by a notary.
A local leader said on Monday that he had started the campaign "of his own will" in the wake of revolt by Eknath Shinde and other MLAs against the Shiv Sena leadership.
The Sena workers are pledging their loyalty to Uddhav Thackeray on bond papers, each valued ₹100, and getting them notarized.
"We have prepared more than 100 notarised bond papers in the Narli Baugh area of Aurangabad city. The party has not ordered us to do this but we are doing it spontaneously. We will hand over these bond papers to Shiv Sena," Jaywant Oak, Aurangabad district deputy president, told Press Trust of India.
"Shiv Sena cadres in Aurangabad along with senior leaders have extended their support to Uddhav Thackeray," said Aurangabad city Shiv Sena president Balasaheb Thorat.
Meanwhile, in a personal outreach, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday wrote a letter to all 15 Sena MLAs who have stayed with him and not jumped over to CM Eknath Shinde's camp, thanking them for being loyal to the party.
Thackeray also called for a meeting with all Shiv Sena MPs at his residence 'Matoshree,' to take a decision on the next week's presidential election.
Mr Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister on June 30 with Bharatiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis as Deputy CM, after the Thackeray-led MVA government collapsed last month.