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Shiv Sena (2022–Present)

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Not to be confused with Shiv Sena (UBT) or Shiv Sena (1966–2022).
Shiv Sena
AbbreviationSHS
LeaderEknath Shinde[1]
ChairpersonEknath Shinde
Parliamentary ChairpersonShrirang Barne
Lok Sabha LeaderShrikant Shinde
Rajya Sabha LeaderMilind Deora
FounderEknath Shinde
Founded10 October 2022 (2022-10-10)
Split fromShiv Sena
Merged intoShiv Sena
HeadquartersAnand Ashram, Thane, Thane district, Maharashtra, India[2]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[3]
Colours  Orange
ECI StatusState Party
AllianceMahaYuti
Seats in Lok Sabha
7 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
List
40 / 288
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
2 / 200
(Rajasthan Legislative Assembly)
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
4 / 78
Election symbol
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Party flag
Website
shivsenacentraloffice.com

Shiv Sena (IAST: Śhiva Sēnā; lit. 'Army of Shivaji'; abbr. SHS), formerly Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena[5][6][7] and also referred to as Shinde Sena or Shinde faction is right-wing Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party.[8][9]The party was formed in 2022 in Maharashtra, India under the leadership of Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde. [10]

On 17 February 2023, the ECI granted the Shinde faction, 'Bow and Arrow' symbol and party name 'Shiv Sena', favoring them in the dispute.[10] Uddhav Thackeray filed a petition against the decision at Supreme Court, contending that the ECI decision was incorrect; the case is ongoing.[11]

Formation

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Balasahebanchi Shivsena was formed after a split in the Shiv Sena party due to an uprising led by Eknath Shinde, who had the support of the majority of the party's MLAs. The split was caused by Shinde's disagreement with Uddhav Thackeray's decision to continue with the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, despite Shinde and the majority of the party's MLAs requesting a break from the coalition. The split led to both factions claiming ownership of Shiv Sena. The Election Commission intervened and asked both factions to come up with new party names until the issue was resolved, resulting in the formation of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray formed his faction as Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).[12]

Headquarters

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Shiva Sena's headquarters and main office is situated at Anand Dighe's house in Thane. Dighe was the mentor of Shiva Sena Mukhy neta (Main leader) Eknath Shinde. On 24 February 2023, the headquarters was founded, relocating from Shivsena Bhavan after Shinde split from the party;[13] while Thackeray retained control over Shivsena Bhavan.

Chief Minister

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No. Portrait Name Constituency From To
1.
Eknath Shinde Kopri-Pachpakhadi 30 June 2022[14] Incumbent
No. Name Term in office Portfolio Prime Minister
1 Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav 7 June 2024 Incumbent Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of AYUSH & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Narendra Modi

Electoral performance

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The first face off between Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) was in 2022 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls where Maha Vikas Aghadi won 257 gram panchayat seats while Mahayuti won 497 seats. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) won 53 seats and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena won 170 seats.[15] The first major contest occurred in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, where the party rechristened as the Shiv Sena after being granted the symbol by the ECI secured 7 seats leading to a loss of 6 seats while Shiv Sena (UBT) won 9 gaining 4, since the party had split.

Lok Sabha elections

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Year Seats won Change in seats
2024
7 / 48
 Decrease6

References

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  1. ^ Deshpande, Abhinay (21 February 2023). "Eknath Shinde to remain Shiv Sena's chief leader". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ Badgeri, Manoj; Marpakwar, Chaitanya (24 February 2023). "Anand Dighe's Thane residence now Shiv Sena central office". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Victory for Hindutva ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray". July 2022.
  4. ^ "Eknath Sinde faction gets Shiv Sena party name, bow and arrow symbol". Telangana Today.
  5. ^ "Team Eknath Shinde Now 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena', 'Mashaal' Poll Symbol for Uddhav Camp". 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Thackeray-led Sena gets 'mashaal' as election symbol; Shinde camp asked to give fresh list".
  7. ^ "शिंदे-उद्धव गुटों को नए नाम अलॉट, निशान एक को: एकनाथ को गदा देने से Ec का इनकार; ठाकरे को मशाल सिंबल मिला". 10 October 2022.
  8. ^
    — "South Asia | Indian cricket offices attacked". BBC News. 1999-01-18. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
    —"South Asia | Poll ban for Hindu leader". BBC News. 1999-07-28. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
    —"South Asia | Hindu activists call off cricket protest". BBC News. 1999-01-21. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
    —"Mistry defends book dropped at Mumbai University – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
    —Mark Magnier (8 March 2012). "In India, battle continues over Hindu temple's riches – latimes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  9. ^ Joshi, R. (1970). The Shiv Sena: A Movement in Search of Legitimacy. Asian Survey, 10(11), 967–978. doi:10.2307/2642817
  10. ^ a b "Lokmat Jalgaon Main Newspaper | Jalgaon Main: Marathi Epaper | Jalgaon Main: Online Marathi Epaper |Jalgaon Main Daily Marathi Epaper | लोकमत वृत्तपत्रे". Lokmat. 18 Feb 2023. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Election Commission should be dissolved immediately and reconstituted through 'proper process': Uddhav Thackeray". The Hindu. 2023-02-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  12. ^ Phadke, Manasi (2023-01-23). "Shiv Sena factions clamour for party legacy on founder Balasaheb Thackeray's 97th birthday". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  13. ^ "Anand Dighe's Thane residence now Shiv Sena central office". TOI. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Maharashtra Political Crisis Live Updates: Eknath Shinde to be new Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis to stay out of govt". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ "BJP single-largest party in Maharashta gram panchayat polls, but MVA trumps BJP-Shinde alliance". India Today. 18 October 2022.
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