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Shiv Sena ( IAST: Śhiva Sēnā) ( lit. 'Army of Shivaji ') is a right-wing Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray. [16] . Currently led by Eknath Shinde, this party is the ruling party of the Indian state of Maharashtra since 2019. Shiv Sena's election symbol is the Bow and Arrow.
49 minutes ago · The Shiv Sena (UBT)’s victories handed the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) two of the four seats that went to polls; the ruling Mahayuti (grand alliance) retained two seats. advertisement. The Mumbai Graduates constituency has been a Shiv Sena stronghold for almost four decades, and represented in the upper house of the legislature by party veteran and former minister Pramod Navalkar for three terms and former health minister Dr Deepak Sawant for two terms. Vilas Potnis of the Shiv Sena ...
5 days ago · Shiv Sena, right-wing Hindu nationalist political party in India founded by Bal Thackeray on June 19, 1966. Its largest following is in Mumbai (Bombay) and other parts of Maharashtra state. Initially the ideology of Shiv Sena focused on Maharashtrian pride and favoring regional exclusivity and priority for Maharashtrians.
Jul 20, 2021 · Shiv Sena, roughly translated as the 'Army of Lord Shiva', is a regional political party, as approved by the Election Commission of India.
In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won 23 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and its alliance partner Shiv Sena (which was then undivided) won 18 seats. However, in 2022, a massive political...
Jun 30, 2022 · A government inquiry into the riots in Mumbai in 1992-93 blamed Shiv Sena members and several party leaders for their role in organising attacks on Muslims.
Jan 10, 2024 · Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narvekar recognised the Shinde faction as the “real Shiv Sena”, while deciding on a set of 54 petitions calling for disqualification of Sena MLAs on both sides.
2 days ago · Shiv Sena (UBT)'s candidate JM Abhyankar won from the Mumbai Teachers seat. He got 4.083 out of the 11,598 valid votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious on the Konkan Graduates ...
Jun 27, 2022 · The Shiv Sena is led by Uddhav Thackeray. He is the son of the party's founder Bal Thackeray, a charismatic politician whose critics say he used divisive politics to draw loyalty from...
May 11, 2023 · Rival groups of Shiv Sena – the Eknath Shinde group and the Uddhav Thackeray group – petitioned the SC last year in relation to the political crisis in the state. Here is a recap of the allegations of horse trading, alliances, resort politics and more.
Jun 22, 2022 · The Shiv Sena began as an ethnic, nativist party to support the interests of Mumbai's Marathi-speaking people. After the erosion of its original vote bank, it positioned...
May 11, 2023 · Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2022 political crisis in Maharashtra has vindicated his long-held stand that the Eknath Shinde-led...
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (IAST: Śhiva Sēnā (Ud'dhava bāḷāsāhēba ṭhākarē); lit. ' Army of Shivaji , led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ' ; abbr. SS (UBT) ) [10] [11] [12] is a Hindutva -based, Marathi regionalist , [13] [6] nationalist political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of former Chief Minister of ...
Welcome to the world of Shiv Sena, a dynamic political force deeply rooted in the ethos of Maharashtra. Founded in 1966 by the indomitable spirit of Balasaheb Thackeray, who gave the Slogan Garv se kaho hum Hindu Hain.
Jan 10, 2024 · Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on January 9 said his party had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court objecting to a recent visit by Speaker Rahul Narwekar to Chief Minister Eknath...
Founded on June 19, 1966 by Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena emerged from a movement for preferential treatment for Maharashtrians over migrants in Mumbai when it comes to job opportunities....
Jun 17, 2024 · Shiv Sena, a prominent political party in India, primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, has undergone significant transformations and faced internal strife. Founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, it initially emerged as a movement advocating for the rights of Marathi-speaking Maharashtrians in Mumbai's competitive job market.
2 days ago · Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described the BJP's alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra as a time-tested friendship, bound by common ideals and a shared vision for India's development.
Jun 20, 2023 · The Shiv Sena was born on June 19, 1966 as part of a larger campaign launched by Bal Thackeray, the editor of the cartoon weekly Marmik, seeking jobs and employment for the sons of the soil. The South Indian migrants to Mumbai were the first targets of the Sena’s ire—an Udupi restaurant at Dadar West was attacked soon after its first public ...
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.
The Shiv Sena stands out vis-à-vis other political parties due to its strong organisational and grassroots networks, especially among the working classes, enabling it to dominate the...
1 day ago · Mumbai: "You cannot stop a Gandhi", said the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), as it showered praise on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the newly-appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Lok ...
Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council and Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Ambadas Danve has been suspended for five days from Legislative over his abusive remark. On July 1, Prasad Lad accused ...
Oct 11, 2022 · The Shiv Sena had in the 1984-85 Lok Sabha election contested on the BJP’s symbol of the lotus. However, the relationship between the BJP and Sena went south after the elections and Bal Thackeray started hitting out at the BJP at every opportunity.
Oct 11, 2022 · The Shiv Sena was founded by Bal Thackeray 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...
Jun 18, 2016 · Here's the timeline. June 19, 1966: Political cartoonist Bal Thackeray formed Shiv Sena. The party was named by Bal Thackeray’s father Keshav Thackeray. The party was formed to build a movement...
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.
Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde, 58, who has plunged the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government into a crisis, has come a long way since his days as a rickshaw driver in...
