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Shiv Sena's election symbol is the Bow and Arrow. It uses the saffron colour in its flag and a image of a roaring tiger. [17] Initially apolitical, the organisation was patronised by the then Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik who used it for curbing trade unions and maintain stranglehold of the Congress.
It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, separate from the main Shiv Sena. It was one of two separate factions , the other being the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena , led by Eknath Shinde , formed as a result of the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis , until the Election Commission recognised the faction led by Eknath Shinde as the ...
Oct 11, 2022 · Even as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has lost its three-decade-old poll symbol of the ‘bow and arrow’, well known in every household in Maharashtra, and the very name of the party itself, the new symbol of the ‘mashaal’ and addition of ‘Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ as part of its name is being seen as a grand victory by the ...
Jul 20, 2021 · The Election Symbol of the Shiv Sena, as approved by the Election Commission of India, is “Bow and Arrow”. It is usually drawn on a saffron-coloured flag of the party. The use of saffron in the flag is indicative of the strong Hindu nationalist sentiment that the party caters to.
Feb 17, 2023 · In October 2022, the Election Commission froze the unified Shiv Sena's bow and arrow symbol and gave different names and symbols to the two factions. The Shinde faction was given the name Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena) with two swords and shields as the party symbol.
Jun 23, 2024 · In February 2023 the Election Commission of India recognized the faction led by Shinde to be the legitimate Shiv Sena. The Shiv Sena (UBT) party was allotted the symbol of a burning torch, and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena was awarded the party’s traditional bow and arrow as its symbol. Kelly Gisonna
Feb 17, 2023 · The Election Commission’s decision favouring the Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde faction on Friday brought to an end the Thackeray family’s three-decade-long association with the bow and arrow symbol, which had become the most recognisable asset of the party that Bal Thackeray founded.
Feb 17, 2023 · The Election Commission of India on Friday allotted the name Shiv Sena and the party symbol of bow and arrow to the Eknath Shinde faction. This comes as a huge blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, which has been fighting to stake a claim over the party's name and symbol.
Feb 17, 2023 · The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (February 17) evening ordered that the Eknath Shinde camp of the Shiv Sena will retain the official name and the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol of the party, The Indian Express reported.
Oct 12, 2022 · The Shiv Sena was founded in 1966 and it took 23 years for the party to get the dedicated 'bow and arrow' symbol. The Sena was recognised as the state party in 1989, which meant it could...
