Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (

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: ; ; SS (UBT)) is a Hindutva-based,

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regionalist, nationalist political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra,

Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: d̪ʱːəʋ ʈʰaːkɾeː born 27 July 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022. He was also the president of Shiv Sena prior to ...

. It was allotted a new symbol by the

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, separate from the main

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

. It was one of two separate factions, the other being the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, formed as a result of the

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, until the

recognised the faction led by Eknath Shinde as the legitimate structure of Shiv Sena in February 2023. Thackeray has filed petition against the decision of the ECI at the

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in New Delhi.

Formation

The party was formed after a split in

as a result of the

. The split was caused by Eknath Shinde, who staged a rebellion in the party, getting support of the majority of the

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of the Sena and later splitting from the group led by

, forming the Maharashtra government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, in which Shinde got the post of chief minister whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party's Devendra Fadnavis became deputy chief minister. The two factions in the Sena later formed separate political parties, with the secular and progressive group, seeking to move further to the left, led by

forming Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) whereas the traditional and original Hindu nationalist faction of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde formed the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.

ECI decision

On 17 February 2023,

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recognised Eknath Shinde's faction as representing

officially. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader

has filed an appeal with the

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. Further, in its decision, the ECI allowed the party to keep its torch symbol until state assembly by polls.

Leaders

List of Rajya Sabha members

List of Lok Sabha members

Alliances

On 26 August 2022, the party announced an alliance with pro-Maratha outfit Sambhaji Brigade. While both parties said that they have come together to "save constitution and fight for regional pride", political analysts pointed out several contradictions in their positions on various core issues. On 23 January 2023, the party announced an alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA). However, on 23 March 2024, Prakash Ambedkar announced VBA's decision to end the alliance.

Electoral performance

In the 2022 Maharashtra gram panchayat polls, the MVA won 457 gram panchayat seats, out of which the

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got 155 seats, while the SS (UBT) got 153 seats and the Congress got 149 seats. The

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got 352 seats, out of which the

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won 239 seats and the

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won 113 seats. In 2024, SS(UBT) got 9 seats in the

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, more than its rival faction. Their

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alliance got 31 seats out of 48 in Maharashtra.

Indian General Election results (In Maharashtra)

References

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