Eknath shinde party symbol

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. While some Sikh communities opposed the symbol of sword and shield allotted to CM Eknath Shinde-led faction, few community members support the new symbol saying their symbol isn't a sword and shield but a Khanda and Kirpan, in Thane, Mumbai, October 15, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) Sikh community objects to CM Eknath Shinde’s new party symbol Disputes over the newly allotted election symbols to the two factions of the Shiv Sena continue as the Sikh community leaders have now objected to two swords and shield – the symbol allotted to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena. Delhi’s air quality remains in poor category Delhi’s air quality remained in the poor category on Monday morning even as a clear sky was expected. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the hourly air quality index (AQI) was 237 at 7am. On Sunday, the average 24-hour AQI was 232. Prince Harry cheated on Meghan Markle? What royal biographer said Prince Harry is believed to have had an affair with a model while dating his current wife, Meghan Markle, reports claimed. The Duke of Sussex shared a quick romance with model Sarah Ann Macklin, author Angela Levin who wrote Prince Harry's biography, revealed. Watch: Dinesh Karthik's special batting lesson to Rishabh Pant before T20 WC warm-up match vs Australia goes viral Team India has a week's time before th...

New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena faction has submitted new party symbol options to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday (Oct 11). The three symbols are:'Shining sun', 'Shield & sword', and 'Peepul tree'. Earlier, on Monday, Eknath Shinde's party was renamed to'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena'. However, the party was asked to submit new symbol options to the EC on Oct 11. Uddhav and Shinde's parties get new names On the other hand, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has been renamed to 'ShivSena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' and its symbol is a'flaming torch'. Thackeray had also suggested a 'Trishul' be the party symbol but the suggestion was rejected by the EC citing religious connotations. The Thackeray faction welcomed the Commission order and began publicising its new name and symbol on the party's social media handles. "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 said. Uddhav Thackeray approaches Delhi HC against EC freeze of 'bow and arrow' election symbol Earlier Monday, the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction had approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the October 8 Election Commission order freezing the party name and election symbol of 'bow and arrow'. The EC had said the interim order will continue "till the final determination of the dispute". Since the last date for filing no...

However, this request was shot down by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar. Sources at the Election Commission told India Today, "While taking the decision on allocating the election symbol, CEC Rajiv Kumar categorically rejected options that had religious connotations." The fight between the two factions to establish a party symbol comes ahead of the Andheri East Assembly bypoll on November 3.

Mumbai: Disputes over the newly allotted election symbols to the two factions of the Shiv Sena continue as the Sikh community leaders have now objected to two swords and shield – the symbol allotted to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena. They said it was the religious symbol of the Khalsa panth. Samata Party has already objected to the allotment of a Mashaal or flaming torch to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray). The Election Commission alloted the two swords and shield symbol for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s party. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO) Ranjitsingh Kamthekar, former secretary of Gurudwara Sachkhand Board, Nanded, and a local Congress leader has written to Election Commission (EC) to not allow the symbol as it has religious connotations. He said if no cognisance was taken by the poll body, they are thinking to move the court for the action. “Our religious Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh had set the sword and shield as the religious symbol of the Khalsa panth,” he said. Kamthekar added that while rejecting the trident and mace to these factions, EC cited the reasons for them having religious connotations. “I want to bring to the notice of the EC that even the symbol allotted to the Shinde faction too has religious implications. I hope the EC will take note of it,” he said. He said that he will send a formal letter to EC after they meet with other community members on Monday. He has tweeted the message to EC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home M...

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction on Monday submitted a list of three symbols – ‘rising sun’, ‘trident’ and ‘mace’ to the Election Commission as it's choices for the party symbol. File photo of Maharashtra chief minister and leader of rebel Sena group Eknath Shinde. A day ago, the camp headed by Uddhav Thackeray On Saturday, the The commission's order came on a plea over claims by the rival factions for control of the organisation. It asked the two groups to suggest by Monday three different name choices and as many symbols for allocation to their respective groups. The poll panel will now examine whether the symbols are not the same or whether they are not being used by any other party. The EC will also examine whether the symbols submitted do not stand frozen by it already. With October 14 as the last date of filing papers for the bypolls, the EC decision on the alternative symbols and names of the two factions is likely soon. (With agency inputs)

New Delhi: The two factions of the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray and his rival Eknath Shinde, were assigned new names and symbols on Monday for an upcoming by-election. The Election Commission's order stands until it decides on the "real" Shiv Sena question. Uddhav Thackeray's faction will be the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and its symbol will be the mashaal (flaming torch). Eknath Shinde's group will be called the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (Balasaheb's Shiv Sena). Team Shinde has laid claim to the Shiv Sena's "bow and arrow" election symbol, but the Election Commission asked it to pick a new option. Earlier, the gada (mace) and the trishul (trident), proposed by both factions, were rejected. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is said to have taken a tough stand against symbols with religious connotations. The poll body on Saturday froze the name and the bow and arrow symbol of the Shiv Sena. Mr Shinde had written to the Election Commission on Thursday, demanding that the faction led by Mr Thackeray not be allowed to use the symbol in the November 3 by-election in Mumbai's Andheri (East) constituency. Uddhav Thackeray challenged the freeze in the Delhi High Court, arguing that his faction was not heard before the decision, which, he said, was "against principles of natural justice". "The freezing of the symbol by the Election Commission is actuated by malice in law. No candidate from the group led by Eknath Shinde is contesting the said election," his pet...

A day after Eknath Shinde-led party came out with an advertisement pegging him and not Devendra Fadnavis as the most preferred CM, the Shiv Sena went into a damage-control mode on Wednesday. The party released a new advertisement on newspaper with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis together waving hands. The new advertisement seems to be an attempt to rectify what it had projected earlier — “Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra” and goes on to add that it is “The Dream Team Loved by All”, hinting at a rift between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. Also Read — The fresh advertisement showed a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the top along with late Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and late ‘Dharmaveer’ Anand Dighe. Besides, the 'bow and arrow' symbol of the Shiv Sena and 'lotus' of BJP was also prominent. It also has photos of PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Balasaheb Thackeray and Anand Dighe — Mrityunjay Bose (@MBTheGuide) The relation between the two saffron alliance partners took a sudden dip after the first advertisement appeared on Monday in which neither there was any symbol of the BJP nor any photo of Fadnavis. While the first advertisement claimed that 26.1 per cent people of Maharashtra prefer Shinde and 23.2 per cent of the people want Fadnavis as the next Chief Minister, the new advertisement said that 49.3 per cent of people wanted the united leadership of Shinde-Fadnavis. The first a...

The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction on Monday submitted a list of three symbols – ‘rising sun’, ‘trident’ and ‘mace’ to the Election Commission as it's choices for the party symbol. File photo of Maharashtra chief minister and leader of rebel Sena group Eknath Shinde. A day ago, the camp headed by Uddhav Thackeray On Saturday, the The commission's order came on a plea over claims by the rival factions for control of the organisation. It asked the two groups to suggest by Monday three different name choices and as many symbols for allocation to their respective groups. The poll panel will now examine whether the symbols are not the same or whether they are not being used by any other party. The EC will also examine whether the symbols submitted do not stand frozen by it already. With October 14 as the last date of filing papers for the bypolls, the EC decision on the alternative symbols and names of the two factions is likely soon. (With agency inputs)

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. While some Sikh communities opposed the symbol of sword and shield allotted to CM Eknath Shinde-led faction, few community members support the new symbol saying their symbol isn't a sword and shield but a Khanda and Kirpan, in Thane, Mumbai, October 15, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) Sikh community objects to CM Eknath Shinde’s new party symbol Disputes over the newly allotted election symbols to the two factions of the Shiv Sena continue as the Sikh community leaders have now objected to two swords and shield – the symbol allotted to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena. Delhi’s air quality remains in poor category Delhi’s air quality remained in the poor category on Monday morning even as a clear sky was expected. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the hourly air quality index (AQI) was 237 at 7am. On Sunday, the average 24-hour AQI was 232. Prince Harry cheated on Meghan Markle? What royal biographer said Prince Harry is believed to have had an affair with a model while dating his current wife, Meghan Markle, reports claimed. The Duke of Sussex shared a quick romance with model Sarah Ann Macklin, author Angela Levin who wrote Prince Harry's biography, revealed. Watch: Dinesh Karthik's special batting lesson to Rishabh Pant before T20 WC warm-up match vs Australia goes viral Team India has a week's time before th...

A day after Eknath Shinde-led party came out with an advertisement pegging him and not Devendra Fadnavis as the most preferred CM, the Shiv Sena went into a damage-control mode on Wednesday. The party released a new advertisement on newspaper with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis together waving hands. The new advertisement seems to be an attempt to rectify what it had projected earlier — “Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra” and goes on to add that it is “The Dream Team Loved by All”, hinting at a rift between the Shiv Sena and the BJP. Also Read — The fresh advertisement showed a photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the top along with late Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray and late ‘Dharmaveer’ Anand Dighe. Besides, the 'bow and arrow' symbol of the Shiv Sena and 'lotus' of BJP was also prominent. It also has photos of PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Balasaheb Thackeray and Anand Dighe — Mrityunjay Bose (@MBTheGuide) The relation between the two saffron alliance partners took a sudden dip after the first advertisement appeared on Monday in which neither there was any symbol of the BJP nor any photo of Fadnavis. While the first advertisement claimed that 26.1 per cent people of Maharashtra prefer Shinde and 23.2 per cent of the people want Fadnavis as the next Chief Minister, the new advertisement said that 49.3 per cent of people wanted the united leadership of Shinde-Fadnavis. The first a...