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Election Commission allots new name, 'flaming torch' as poll symbol to Uddhav-led faction of Shiv Sena
Updated On: 10 October, 2022 07:39 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
EC allotted 'Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' as party name for Thackeray faction and allotted 'Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena' as party name for Eknath Shinde faction; commission asked it to select a fresh symbol. Election Commission denied Trishul and Gada (mace) as poll symbols to rival Shiv Sena factions, citing religious connotations
Uddhav Thackeray. File Pic
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday allotted 'flaming torch' (mashaal) as the election symbol to Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena, the PTI reported.
The Uddhav-led Shiv Sena faction had reportedly submitted to the EC its three options of a trident, rising sun or mashaal (burning torch) for its poll symbol, sources said on Sunday, as per the PTI.
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