Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was named as party president of the Shiv Sena during the national executive meeting of the party on Tuesday, a day after EC stamped his group as the 'real' Shiv Sena.
The Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, has demanded that they be referred to as "Shiv Sena" by the media, rather than being called the "Shinde camp." This comes after the Election Commission recognized their claim to being the original party in the ongoing dispute with the faction led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Shiv Sena faction led by Shinde is asserting their right to the party's name.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
On Tuesday evening, ahead of the group's first national executive meeting, a letter was sent by the party secretary, Sanjay Bhaurao More, requesting media organisations to use "Shiv Sena" as the reference when mentioning the party.
โAs per the order of the Election Commission of India, instead of referring as Shinde camp, it should be described as Shiv Sena. A detailed information should be given to your representatives for further coverage,โ the letter said, CNBC TV18 reported.
Previously, the Shinde group was known as "Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena" while the Uddhav Thackeray group was referred to as "Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)."
The split occurred when Eknath Shinde led a revolt in the Shiv Sena party, resulting in the collapse of the NCP-Congress backed Uddhav Thackeray government last year.
๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ
According to Maharashtra cabinet minister Deepak Kesarkar, the Shinde camp is not interested in taking control of the Shiv Sena Bhavan or any other property associated with the rival Uddhav Thackeray-led camp. Kesarkar alleged that Thackeray was attempting to gain sympathy by raising the issue following a ruling by the Election Commission.
