Thackeray, Shinde camps go all out to prove who’s the real Sena | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express

Since the rebellion by Eknath Shinde and 39 other Sena MLAs, the Shinde faction is on a spree to poach workers, former and sitting corporators and MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena.

With the tussle between two factions of the Shiv Sena — led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde – over who controls the original Sena, and thus holds the claim on the party name and its symbol, reaching Election Commission of India (ECI), both the factions are in a race to woo senior leaders and cadre of the organisation and prepare documents of support from them, which would be submitted to the poll panel.

Earlier this week, the Shinde faction had written to the commission seeking allocation of the party’s ‘bow and arrow’ election symbol to it, citing the recognition granted to his grouping in the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra state Assembly.

The election commission has asked the two sides to submit documents, including letters of support from the legislative and organisational wings of the party and the written statements of the rival factions, a source said.

Since the rebellion by Shinde and 39 other Sena MLAs, the Shinde faction is on a spree to poach workers, former and sitting corporators and MPs from the Thackeray led Sena.

The move is said to be aimed at ensuring that the split does not limit to only Shiv Sena legislature party but also expand further, which would help the Shinde group stake claim to the party symbol.

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