EC allots new names for Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde factions; Alternative party symbols proposed by Shinde camp rejected

 EC allots new names for Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde factions; Alternative party symbols proposed by Shinde camp rejected

Uddhav's faction will be known as 'Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)'; Shinde faction will be called 'Balasaheb's Shiv Sena'

The Election Commission on Monday allotted new names of the party to rival Shiv Sena factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, but rejected all proposed alternatives to the party's emblem presented by the Shinde camp, while that of Mashal (torch). symbol given. Thackeray Group.

According to sources, the Election Commission, which has frozen the bow and arrow symbol of Shiv Sena along with the name of the party as an interim measure, has now decided that the Uddhav Thackeray faction should be called the 'Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray'). )' will be called. The Shinde faction is known as 'Balasaheb's Shiv Sena'.

The Election Commission has asked the Shinde camp to submit three new election symbol options of the party by Tuesday. Shinde camp spokesperson Naresh Mhaske said they would consider new options which would be submitted to the Election Commission by Tuesday morning.

Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction, Eknath Shinde, ready to contest by-polls with new symbols, names

Earlier in the day, the Shinde faction submitted three alternative party names and election symbols to the Election Commission, of which one name and two symbols were the same as those submitted by Mr Thackeray's group on Sunday.

The proposed alternative party names of the Shinde faction were Shiv Sena (Balasaheb Thackeray), 'Balasaheb ki Shiv Sena' and 'Balasaheb ki Shiv Sena'. His three proposed symbols - which were rejected by the Election Commission - were the trishul (trident), the 'rising sun' and the 'mace'.

However, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena has already proposed Shiv Sena (Balasaheb Thackeray) as its alternate name, suggesting 'Trishul' and 'Ugte Suraj' as two of its three symbols. (His third option is the torch which he finally secured)

Claim 'a kind of victory'

Nonetheless, the Thackeray camp claimed a "victory" to the EC's decision with Uddhav faction leader Bhaskar Jadhav's remarks that both Uddhavji and Balasaheb's names were part of their new party's name, which proved that Mr. Uddhav Thackeray was the true heir. About Bal Thackeray's Ideals

The Shinde camp also expressed satisfaction that the name of its new party - Balasaheb's Shiv Sena - underscored that they had Bal Thackeray's blessings and that their faction was the one to carry forward the ideals of the Shiv Sena founder.

Meanwhile, jailed Shiv Sena MP and Uddhav loyalist Sanjay Raut remarked that "a new symbol will bring a new revolution for the party".

Mr Raut, who was produced before the court seeking extension of his custody, said a new symbol can strengthen the party and the party's name and emblem will be new, yet the organization will be the Shiv Sena of the old.

He said freezing of the party's election symbol is not a new phenomenon and such an incident has happened thrice in the past with Congress, an ally of the Uddhav faction in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.

“This has happened thrice including the time of Indira Gandhi and has happened with the Janata Party as well,” Mr. Raut said.

The Thackeray faction had earlier moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Election Commission's decision to ban the Shiv Sena party's symbol and name.

The petition alleged that the Election Commission sealed the symbol on "false apprehensions" as no candidate of the Shinde faction would contest the upcoming Andheri bypoll.

Fadnavis's excavation

Hitting out at Mr Thackeray and his faction, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the 'cry' of the Uddhav faction is purely political and targeting institutions has become a fashion whenever they do not get a favorable decision from them. Is. ,

“Even now, the Election Commission has not given a final decision as to which faction will eventually have the army's original bow and arrow emblem and it has been observed that whenever the Thackeray faction's case weakens, it starts attacking institutions. Does. This is the norm for parties like Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Congress. For example, if the Supreme Court gives them a favorable verdict, it is a good institution otherwise it is biased,” Mr Fadnavis said.

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