Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena
The Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (Balasaheb's Shiv Sena) is an Indian political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of Eknath Shinde. It has recently been allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, separate from the main Shiv Sena. It is now one of two separate factions, the other being the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).[3][4][5]The factions have formed as a result of 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.[6]
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena | |
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| Abbreviation | BSHS |
| President | Eknath Shinde |
| Lok Sabha leader | Rahul Shewale |
| Founder | Eknath Shinde |
| Founded | 10 October 2022 |
| Split from | Shiv Sena |
| Political position | Right-wing[1] to far-right[2] |
| ECI Status | Registered |
| Alliance | NDA (National Level) Mahayuti (Maharashtra) |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 12 / 543
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245
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| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 40 / 288
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| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 0 / 78
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Leaders
| SI № | Name | Photo | Designation |
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| 1 | Eknath Shinde | Founder and National President Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| 2 | Rahul Shewale | Leader, Lok Sabha | |
| 3 | Uday Samant | 
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Former Deputy Leader of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra |
References
- ↑
—Siddharthya Roy (2019-12-09). "Understanding Maharashtra's Political Game of Thrones". the Diplomat. Retrieved 2020-01-04.The ball now was in the court of the BJP's oldest ally in the state as well as at the central level: the Shiv Sena, a regionalist right-wing force, which won 56 seats.
—Malladi Rama Rao (2020-01-04). "Indian Citizenship Row Did Modi, Shah lose the plot?". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-04."Rather than uniting Hindus against Muslims, what the duo have succeeded in doing is to alienate their own hard-core allies, namely the right-wing Shiv Sena and those erring Hindutva fans that had elected the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Assam.
—Soutik Biswas (2019-07-18). "Maharashtra: The unravelling of India's BJP and Shiv Sena alliance". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-04.Consider this. The 53-year-old Shiv Sena is a stridently right-wing Hindu party. It began as an ethnic, nativist outfit to support the interests of Mumbai's Marathi-speaking people.
- ↑
—"Shiv Sena attack derails India-Pakistan cricket talks". BBC. 19 October 2015.
—"Hindu nationalists in India renew demand for temple". The Straits Times. 7 December 2018.
—"Shiv Sena workers to 'commit suicide' if women enter prominent Kerala temple". The Express Tribune. 15 October 2018.
—"Shiv Sena received 80% of all donations above Rs 20,000 to regional parties in 2015-'16: Report". Scroll.in. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2018. - ↑ "Team Eknath Shinde Now 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena', 'Mashaal' Poll Symbol for Uddhav Camp". News18. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ "Thackeray-led Sena gets 'mashaal' as election symbol; Shinde camp asked to give fresh list". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ "शिंदे-उद्धव गुटों को नए नाम अलॉट, निशान एक को: एकनाथ को गदा देने से EC का इनकार; ठाकरे को मशाल सिंबल मिला". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ "Eknath Shinde is the real successor of Balasaheb".
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