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Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde faction gets 'two swords and a shield' as poll symbol
Updated On: 12 October, 2022 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Day after clearing the name Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, the Election Commission allots temporary symbol to the party
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The symbol given to the Shinde-led Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena
The Eknath Shinde Sena has been allotted the ‘dhal talwar’ (two swords and shield) as its election symbol. The group received the approval for a new name—Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena—on Monday, but was asked to submit three fresh preferences for ‘temporary’ symbols. One of them was given on Tuesday, ahead of the Andheri East Assembly bypoll, even as the factions are fighting for the parent party’s ownership and its symbol—the ‘bow and arrow’. The other group got its new name Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the ‘flaming torch’ (mashaal) symbol on Monday.
The Thackeray group has gone hammer and tongs, circulating the name and symbol across the state, and in Andheri (East) segment in particular where the bypoll is scheduled to be held on November 3. Thackeray’s candidate Rutuja Latke will file her nomination on October 13, a day before the process closes. The BJP is prepared to contest the polls and the Shinde Sena said it was also mulling fielding its candidate but there was no confirmation. Most likely the BJP’s Murji Patel will be the contestant from the ruling parties.
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