The Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena () is a

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formed in 2022 under the

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Eknath Shinde Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: knaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician and president of Shivsena serving as the 20th and Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was earlier the Cabinet Minister of Urban ...

. It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, separate from the main Shiv Sena. It is now one of two separate factions, the other being the

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) is a secular, nationalist Indian political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray. It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission, se ...

. The factions have formed as a result of the

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. It is currently the ruling party in the state of Maharashtra, along with the

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Formation

The party was formed after a split in Shiv Sena as a result of the

. The split was caused by a rebellion by

, who staged a rebellion in the party, getting support of the majority of the MLAs of the Sena and later splitting from the group led by

Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: d̪ʱːəʋ ʈʰaːkɾeː born 27 July 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022. He was also the president of Shiv Sena prior to ...

, forming the Maharashtra government with the

, in which Shinde got the post of chief minister whereas the BJP's

Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (Marathi pronunciation: ��ेवेंद्र फडणवीस born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He served as ...

became deputy chief minister. The two factions in the Sena later formed separate political parties, with the relatively secular group led by

forming Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) whereas the far-right group led by

formed the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.

Office

Shivsena Bhavan is a building which houses the central office of the Shiv Sena in

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Chowk and

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in Dadar. It was inaugurated on 19 June 1977. The refurbished Sena Bhavan was inaugurated on 27 July 2006. It has a Copper Statue of

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and a Large Poster of Balasaheb Thackeray.

Leaders

Activities and Criticism

Hinduhriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg was inaugurated by PM Modi under Shinde Government on 11 Dec 2022.The project was considered the brainchild of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena supremo Eknath Shinde and former CM of Maharashtra

. Maharashtra Government under Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has planned to set up 700 Aapla Davakhana (health clinics) in the state named after Shiv Sena founder

Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian politician who founded the Shiv Sena, a right-wing pro- Marathi and Hindu nationalist party active mainly in the state of Maharashtra ...

. The Maharashtra Government on December 28, passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the state’s chief minister and the council of ministers under the ambit of the anti corruption.

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is the first state to have such a law.The law was not passed during tenure of former CM

National Executive

Electoral Performance

The first face off between Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and

was in 2022 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls where

Maha Vikas Aghadi The Maha Vikas Aghadi or Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (English: ''Maharashtra Development Front''), abbreviated as MVA, is a state-level political coalition formed after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election under the leadership of Udd ...

won 457 gram panchayat seats while Mahayuti won 397 seats.

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