- By Shivam Shandilya
- Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:50 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Election Commission allots "flaming torch" (Mashaal) as a symbol and "Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray" as the party name for the Thackeray faction.
EC writes to Shinde faction & Thackeray faction; allots the name 'Balasahebanchi ShivSena' to Shinde faction &'ShivSena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) to Thackeray faction, declines to allot 'Trishul', 'Rising Sun' & 'Gada' as symbols as they are "not in the list of free symbols" pic.twitter.com/1oz0YMSYQk
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2022
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has allowed 'Balasahebanchi ShivSena' as the name of the Shinde faction of 'Shiv Sena' and has also instructed to submit a list of three new symbols by October 11, and have designated the "Flaming Torch" as their official symbol.
The Election Commission of India asks the Shinde faction to furnish a list of 3 fresh symbols by 11th Oct, tomorrow and declares 'Flaming Torch' as the symbol of candidates of Thackeray faction in the current by-election and till the final order is passed in the current dispute. pic.twitter.com/4fT2PigUuS
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2022
The Uddhav Thackeray group on Monday expressed satisfaction over the Election Commission allotting 'Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' as the name for the faction.“We are happy that the three names that matter to us most – Uddhav ji, Balasaheb and Thackeray - are retained in the new name,” Thackeray loyalist and former Maharashtra minister Bhaskar Jadhav said.
We are happy, consider this major victory: Uddhav Thackeray group's Bhaskar Jadhav after Election Commission allots 'Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' as party name for Thackeray faction
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 10, 2022
Amidst the ongoing conflict between the factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, the poll body on Saturday froze the Shiv Sena's bow and arrow symbol.