After the Election Commission recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the 'real' Shiv Sena, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said he would approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Commission's decision.
Interestingly, on Friday, in a big blow to former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the EC allotted the name 'Shiv Sena' and its poll symbol 'bow and arrow' to the group led by CM Eknath Shinde.
Interestingly, on Friday, in a big blow to Thackeray, the EC allotted the name 'Shiv Sena' and its poll symbol 'bow and arrow' to the group led by CM Shinde.
The Election Commission ordered that “Shiv Sena” name and “Bow & Arrow” symbol to be retained by the Shinde faction.
Bow and arrow controversy: The unrelenting Uddhav Thackeray faction however vowed to take up the fight to Supreme Court.
Uddhav Thackeray meeting: The meeting of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leaders, deputy leaders, elected representatives and spokespersons will be held at Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra in the afternoon, Thackeray's aide said.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Friday visited the Balasaheb Thackeray Memorial and offered him a floral tribute in Mumbai.
EC also observed that the undemocratic norms of the original Constitution of Shiv Sena, which was not accepted by the Commission in 1999 have been brought back in a surreptitious manner further making the party akin to a fiefdom.
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Mumbai: Nilesh Paradkar and his associates celebrated underworld don Chhota Rajan's birthday and cut his cake with 'big boss' written on it.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on "short-term politics not helping the country" and questioned the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party formed a government with the faction led by Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra.
Protests were staged across Maharashtra by the BJP and other right-wing organizations against Rahul Gandhi. A shutdown was observed at Bhagur, Savarkar's birthplace in Nashik district.
The Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction has an alliance with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
The incident took place in the Kisan Nagar area - a part of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's constituency, where newly appointed office bearers of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction were being felicitated.
Andheri East bypoll: Latke got 66,530 votes out of the total 86,570 votes. The NOTA gives an option to electors not to vote in favour of any of the candidates in an election.
Maharashtra Politics: According to sources, the security cover of several other leaders has also been reduced. These include former Maharastra minister Aditya Thackeray, his cousin and Yuva Sena functionary Varun Sardesai, and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal.
Shiv Sena symbol tussle: Amid the tussle, the 'flaming torch' (mashaal) and 'two swords and a shield' symbols were allotted to the factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde by the Election Commission.
Sanjay Raut letter to mother: The Shiv Sena leader was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra 'chawl' in Mumbai. He is currently in judicial custody.
Shiv Sena symbol: The Election Commission last week froze its 'bow and arrow' symbol for an interim period following a feud between the two Sena factions — one led by Uddhav Thackeray and the other by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. It also asked the two sides not to use the name 'Shiv Sena'.
The election commission allotted the name 'Balasahebanchi ShivSena' to Shinde faction and 'ShivSena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) to Thackeray faction. However, it declined to allot 'Trishul', 'Rising Sun' and 'Gada' as symbols as they are "not in the list of free symbols".
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