Shiv Sena (UBT)

Not to be confused with Shiv Sena (1966–2022) or Shiv Sena (2022–Present).
For other uses, see Shiv Sena (disambiguation).

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
AbbreviationSS (UBT)
PresidentUddhav Thackeray
General SecretaryAditya Thackeray
Parliamentary ChairpersonSanjay Raut
Lok Sabha LeaderArvind Sawant
Rajya Sabha LeaderSanjay Raut
FounderUddhav Thackeray (present incarnation)
Bal Thackeray (previous incarnation)
Founded10 October 2022 (2 years ago) (2022-10-10)
Split fromShiv Sena (1966–2022)
HeadquartersShivsena Bhavan, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra[1]
NewspaperSaamana[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[7][8]
ECI StatusState Party
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
9 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 245
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
16 / 288
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
07 / 78
Election symbol
Website
shivsenaubt.in

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (IAST: Śiva Sēnā (Uddhava bāḷāsāhēba ṭhākare); lit. 'Army of Shivaji, led by Uddhav Thackeray'; abbr. SS (UBT))[9][10][11] is a Hindutva-based, Marathi regionalist,[12][5] nationalist political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray.[11]

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 legitimate structure of Shiv Sena in February 2023.[9] Thackeray has filed petition against the decision of the ECI at the Supreme Court in New Delhi.[13]

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  2. ^ "Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray back as editor of Saamna". The Times of India. 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Shiv Sena will continue to fight for Marathi manoos, Hindutva: Uddhav Thackeray". The Economic Times. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Marathi manoos again for Uddhav Sena". July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Jore, Dharmendra (9 June 2022). "Uddhav Thackeray defines Shiv Sena's 'secular' Hindutva, challenges BJP to protect Kashmiri Pandits". mid-day.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Shiv Sena::Founded on 19 June 1966 by Hinduhrudaysamrat Shri Balasaheb Thackrey, a nationalist political party in India". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ Phadke, Manasi (24 July 2020). "The 'softening' of Shiv Sena – belligerent under Bal Thackeray to more liberal under Uddhav". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Uddhav's Shiv Sena: Caught Between the Old and the New". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b Dey, Debalina, ed. (10 October 2022). "Team Eknath Shinde Now 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena', 'Mashaal' Poll Symbol for Uddhav Camp". News18. Delhi, India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Thackeray-led Sena gets 'mashaal' as election symbol; Shinde camp asked to give fresh list". Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b शिंदे-उद्धव गुटों को नए नाम अलॉट, निशान एक को: एकनाथ को गदा देने से Ec का इनकार; ठाकरे को मशाल सिंबल मिला [Shinde-Uddhav factions allotted new names, mark one: EC refuses to give mace to Eknath; Thackeray gets torch symbol]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Mumbai. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Shiv Sena will continue to fight for Marathi manoos, Hindutva: Uddhav Thackeray". The Economic Times. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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