Thackeray will get ‘flaming torch’ as ballot image; EC asks Shinde to submit recent listing
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday allotted ‘flaming torch’ (mashaal) election image to the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena, rejecting their declare to the ‘Trishul’ citing spiritual connotation.
In an order on the dispute within the Shiv Sena, the Election Commission allotted ‘ShivSena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ because the celebration title for the Thackeray faction and ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ (Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena) and the title for the Eknath Shinde group of the celebration.
“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 mentioned.
The Commission additionally rejected ‘Trishul’ (trident) and ‘Gada’ (mace) as election symbols claimed by the 2 factions of the Shiv Sena, citing their spiritual connotation.
It additionally identified that the ‘Rising Sun’ election image sought by each factions was reserved for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The Commission additionally requested the Shinde faction to submit a recent listing of three symbols by 10 am on Tuesday.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is learnt to have taken a tricky stand in opposition to the allocation of symbols with spiritual connotations to political events.
The rival factions of Shiv Sena had each claimed ‘Trishul’ and ‘rising solar’ as election symbols.
Shinde had rebelled in opposition to Thackeray’s management, claiming the help of 40 of the Shiv Sena’s 55 MLAs and 12 of its 18 members within the Lok Sabha.
Following Thackeray’s resignation as chief minister of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition, Shinde grew to become chief minister with the help of the BJP.
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday allotted ‘flaming torch’ (mashaal) election image to the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena, rejecting their declare to the ‘Trishul’ citing spiritual connotation.
In an order on the dispute within the Shiv Sena, the Election Commission allotted ‘ShivSena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ because the celebration title for the Thackeray faction and ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ (Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena) and the title for the Eknath Shinde group of the celebration.
“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 mentioned.
The Commission additionally rejected ‘Trishul’ (trident) and ‘Gada’ (mace) as election symbols claimed by the 2 factions of the Shiv Sena, citing their spiritual connotation.
It additionally identified that the ‘Rising Sun’ election image sought by each factions was reserved for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The Commission additionally requested the Shinde faction to submit a recent listing of three symbols by 10 am on Tuesday.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is learnt to have taken a tricky stand in opposition to the allocation of symbols with spiritual connotations to political events.
The rival factions of Shiv Sena had each claimed ‘Trishul’ and ‘rising solar’ as election symbols.
Shinde had rebelled in opposition to Thackeray’s management, claiming the help of 40 of the Shiv Sena’s 55 MLAs and 12 of its 18 members within the Lok Sabha.
Following Thackeray’s resignation as chief minister of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition, Shinde grew to become chief minister with the help of the BJP.
