EC Recognises Eknath Shinde’s Faction as ‘Real’ Shiv Sena, Allots ‘Bow and Arrow’ Symbol

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has actually acknowledged Eknath Shinde’s faction as the “genuine” Shiv Sena, almost 8 months after his disobedience divided the moms and dad celebration into 2 factions. The survey body has actually likewise revealed that Shinde’s group will get the ‘bow-and-arrow’ sign, the initial celebration sign. After the coup, the survey body had actually frozen the bow-and-arrow sign and set aside the ‘2 swords and guard’ sign to the Shinde, and the ‘flaming torch’ sign to the Uddhav Thackeray camp. The 2 factions had actually staked claim to both the celebration sign and the celebration name and knocked on the doors of courts and the survey body. According to NDTV, the election commission, in a 78-page order, explored the drawn-out fight in between 2 factions and stated Shinde’s faction is supported by MLAs with 76% of the celebration’s winning votes in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly surveys. Jubilant over the survey body’s choice, Shinde stated it as the “success” of Sena’s creator Balasaheb Thackeray’s tradition. “I thank the Election Commission. The bulk counts in democracy. This is the success of [Shiv Sena founder] Balasaheb [Thackeray]’s tradition. Ours is the real Shiv Sena,” The Hindu priced quote Shinde as stating. Right after the survey body’s choice, Uddhav Thackeray in an interview explained it as the “murder of democracy”. “They (Shinde’s faction) have actually taken the Shiv Sena sign. We will keep battling and will not lose hope. In the meantime, let Shinde more than happy with his theft
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