Eknath Shinde faction actual Shiv Sena, says Election Commission
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the true Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” ballot image to it.
In a 78-page order on the protracted battle for management of the organisation, the Commission allowed the Uddhav Thackeray faction to maintain the “flaming torch” ballot image allotted to it until the completion of the meeting bypolls within the state.
The Commission stated MLAs backing Eknath Shinde bought almost 76 per cent of votes polled in favour of the 55 successful Shiv Sena candidates within the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls.
The Uddhav Thackeray faction’s MLAs bought 23.5 per cent of votes polled in favour of the successful Shiv Sena candidates, the three-member Commission stated in a unanimous order.
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the true Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” ballot image to it.
In a 78-page order on the protracted battle for management of the organisation, the Commission allowed the Uddhav Thackeray faction to maintain the “flaming torch” ballot image allotted to it until the completion of the meeting bypolls within the state.
The Commission stated MLAs backing Eknath Shinde bought almost 76 per cent of votes polled in favour of the 55 successful Shiv Sena candidates within the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls.
The Uddhav Thackeray faction’s MLAs bought 23.5 per cent of votes polled in favour of the successful Shiv Sena candidates, the three-member Commission stated in a unanimous order.
