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  • Shiv Sena
  • (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
AbbreviationSS(UBT)
PresidentUddhav Thackeray
SecretaryAditya Thackeray
Lok Sabha LeaderVinayak Raut
Rajya Sabha LeaderSanjay Raut
FounderUddhav Thackeray
Founded10 October 2022 (18 months ago) (2022-10-10)
Split fromShiv Sena
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[2][3]
ECI StatusRegistered
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
6 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 245
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
17 / 288
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council
12 / 78
Party flag
File:SHS (UBT) Logo.jpg
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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)[4][5][6] is an Indian political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray. It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, separate from the main Shiv Sena. It is now one of two separate factions, the other being the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena. The factions have formed as a result of the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.

Formation

The party was formed after a split in Shiv Sena as a result of the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis. The split was caused by a rebellion by Eknath Shinde, who staged a rebellion in the party, getting support of the majority of the MLAs of the Sena and later splitting from the group led by Uddhav Thackeray, forming the Maharashtra government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, in which Shinde got the post of chief minister whereas the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis became deputy chief minister. The two factions in the Sena later formed separate political parties, with the moderate and relatively secular group led by Thackeray forming Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) whereas the far-right group led by Shinde formed the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.

Leaders

List of leaders of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
SI No. Name Photo Designation
1 Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray File:Uddhav Thackeray.jpg Founder and National President
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
2 Vinayak Raut Leader, Lok Sabha
3 Sanjay Raut Leader, Rajya Sabha
4 Ajay Choudhari File:Ajay Choudhari.webp Leader, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
5 Neelam Gorhe Acting Chairperson, Maharashtra Legislative Council
6 Ambadas Danve Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council
7 Atul Sawant Leader
8 Aaditya Thackeray Former Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra

List of Rajya Sabha members

No. Name Date of Appointment Date of Retirement
1 Sanjay Raut 5 July 2022 4 July 2028
2 Priyanka Chaturvedi 3 April 2020 2 April 2026
3 Anil Desai 3 April 2018 2 April 2024

Electoral Performance

The first face off between the National Democratic Alliance led by Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis and Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar led Maha Vikas Aghadi was in the 2022 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls, the MVA won 457 gram panchayat seats and out of which the NCP got 155 seats, while the SS (UBT) got 153 seats and the Congress got 149 seats. The NDA got 352 seats out of which the BJP won 239 seats and the BSHS won 113 seats. Other parties won 241 seats.[7] The MVA won a large victory, winning 105 more seats than the NDA. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) won over Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena by 40 gram panchayat seats.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Jore, Dharmendra (9 June 2022). "Uddhav Thackeray defines Shiv Sena's 'secular' Hindutva, challenges BJP to protect Kashmiri Pandits". mid-day.com.
  2. ^ Phadke, Manasi (24 July 2020). "The 'softening' of Shiv Sena — belligerent under Bal Thackeray to more liberal under Uddhav". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Uddhav's Shiv Sena: Caught Between the Old and the New". 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Team Eknath Shinde Now 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena', 'Mashaal' Poll Symbol for Uddhav Camp".
  5. ^ "Thackeray-led Sena gets 'mashaal' as election symbol; Shinde camp asked to give fresh list".
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Sutar, Kamlesh Damodar (18 October 2022). "BJP single-largest party in Maharashta gram panchayat polls, but MVA trumps BJP-Shinde alliance". India Today.


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