Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | |
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| Abbreviation | SS (UBT) |
| President | Uddhav Thackeray |
| General Secretary | Aditya Thackeray |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Sanjay Raut |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Sanjay Raut |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Arvind Sawant |
| Founder | Uddhav Thackeray(present incarnation) |
| Founded | 10 October 2022 (3 years ago) (2022-10-10) |
| Split from | Shiv Sena (1966–2022) |
| Headquarters | Shivsena Bhavan,Dadar,Mumbai,Maharashtra[1] |
| Newspaper | Saamana[2] |
| Youth wing | Yuva Sena |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[11] |
| ECI Status | State Party |
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 2 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 9 / 543 |
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 6 / 78 |
| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 20 / 288 |
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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) (ISO:Śiva Sēnā (Uddhava Bāḷāsāhēba Ṭhākare);lit. 'Army ofShivaji, led byUddhav Thackeray';abbr.SS (UBT))[12][13][14][15] is aHindutva-based,Marathiregionalist,[16][3]nationalistpolitical party formed in 2022 under theleadership of formerChief Minister of Maharashtra,Uddhav Thackeray.[14]
It was allotted a new symbol (Flaming Torch) by theElection Commission, separate from the mainShiv Sena. It was one of two separatefactions, the other being theBalasahebanchi Shiv Sena, led byEknath Shinde, formed as a result of the2022 Maharashtra political crisis, until theElection Commission recognised the faction led by Eknath Shinde as the legitimate structure of Shiv Sena in February 2023.[12] Thackeray has filed petition against the decision of the ECI at theSupreme Court in New Delhi.[17]
The party was formed after a split inShiv Sena as a result of the2022 Maharashtra political crisis. The split was caused byEknath Shinde, who staged a rebellion in the party, getting support of the majority of theMLAs of the Sena and later splitting from the group led byUddhav Thackeray, forming the Maharashtra government with theBharatiya Janata Party, in which Shinde got the post of chief minister whereas theBharatiya Janata Party'sDevendra Fadnavis became deputy chief minister. The two factions in the Sena later formed separate political parties, with the secular and progressive group, seeking to move further to the left, led byUddhav Thackeray forming Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) whereas the traditional and original Hindu nationalist faction of the Shiv Sena led byEknath Shinde formed theBalasahebanchi Shiv Sena.
On 17 February 2023,Election Commission of India recognisedEknath Shinde's faction as representing Shiv Sena officially. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leaderUddhav Thackeray has filed an appeal with theSupreme Court of India. Further, in its decision, the ECI allowed the party to keep itsmaśāl or torch symbol untilstate assembly by polls.[17][18] The election symbol has been modified to resemble more like a torch as it was previously alleged that the originally allotted symbol looked more like an icecream.[19]
| SI No. | Name | Photo | Designation |
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| 1 | Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray | _(cropped).jpg) | Founder and National President FormerChief Minister of Maharashtra |
| 2 | Arvind Sawant | .jpg) | Leader,Lok Sabha |
| 3 | Sanjay Raut | .jpg) | Leader,Rajya Sabha |
| 4 | Ajay Choudhari | Ex-Group Leader,Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| 5 | Ambadas Danve | Ex-Leader of Opposition,Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| 6 | Aaditya Thackeray | .jpg) | Leader,Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Former Cabinet Minister,Government of Maharashtra |
| No. | Name | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Raut | 5 July 2022 | 4 July 2028 |
| 2 | Priyanka Chaturvedi | 3 April 2020 | 2 April 2026 |
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On 26 August 2022, the party announced an alliance with pro-Maratha outfitSambhaji Brigade.[20] While both parties said that they have come together to "save constitution and fight for regional pride", political analysts pointed out several contradictions in their positions on various core issues.[21]
On 23 January 2023, the party announced an alliance with thePrakash Ambedkar-ledVanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA).[22][23] However, on 23 March 2024, Prakash Ambedkar announced VBA's decision to end the alliance.[24]
In the 2022Maharashtra gram panchayat polls, theMVA won 457 gram panchayat seats, out of which theNCP got 155 seats, while the SS (UBT) got 153 seats and theCongress got 149 seats. TheNDA got 352 seats, out of which theBJP won 239 seats and theBSS won 113 seats.[25]In 2024, SS(UBT) got 9 seats in the2024 Indian general elections, more than its rival faction. TheirMaha Vikas Aghadi alliance got 31 seats out of 48 inMaharashtra. However, in the2024 Assembly elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi could only win 50 seats with the Governing MahaYuti winning 235 seats in alandslide victory. SS(UBT) just won 20 seats.
| Year | Party leader | Seats won/ Seats contested | Change in Seats | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Uddhav Thackeray | 9 / 21 | New | 16.52% | New | 9,567,779 | Opposition |
| Election | Party leader | Pre-poll alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- in seats | Overall vote | Vote % | Vote swing | Sitting side | ||||||||||
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| 2024 | Uddhav Thackeray | MVA | 92 | 20 / 288 | New | 6,433,013 | 9.96% |  | Others | ||||||||||