New Delhi, May 7 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction to focus on the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections, after the party sought an urgent hearing of its plea related to the 'bow and arrow' election symbol.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Shiv Sena (UTB), mentioned the matter for early hearing of the party's plea against the poll panel's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena and grant them the 'bow and arrow' election symbol.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh told Sibal that the matter could be taken up only after the court's summer break due to the paucity of time.

Sibal said the symbol, which has been with Shiv Se...