Preparations in full swing at Shivaji Park for Uddhav Thackeray’s ‘Maha’ swearing-in

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra on November 28. The ceremony will take place at the Shivaji Park maidan, a 28-acre open space in the Marathi-dominated Dadar neighbourhood of central Mumbai.(Express Photo by Prashant Nadkar)

A view of Shivaji Park ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, on Wednesday. (Express photo: Prashant Nadkar)

Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony under way at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.(Express Photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Shivaji Park is a bastion of the Shiv Sena, and holds immense emotional value for the party. (Express Photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Bal Thackeray, who formed the Shiv Sena in 1966, addressed his first rally at Shivaji Park, and started holding gatherings on Dussehra day every year. (Express Photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Security personnel inspect Shivaji Park ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI Photo)

Preparations in full swing at the Shivaji Park. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and DMK leader M K Stalin have been invited for Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in. (PTI)