1 / 7The election commission gave the result of the fight between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde over Shiv Sena and the party's election symbol Dhanushyaban. The commission agreed with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and conferred the symbol of Shiv Sena and Dhanushyaban on his party.2 / 7The Election Commission had earlier given the election symbol of Balasaheb's Shiv Sena and two swords-one shield to the Eknath Shinde group. It has now been immediately withdrawn and Eknath Shinde's party has been given the name Shiv Sena and the bow and arrow symbol led by Uddhav Thackeray.3 / 7This is not the first case of a major party split. Earlier this was the case with the Indian National Congress Party. In 1969, the party split into two factions. Two groups were named as Congress (O) and Congress (I). Congress in 1978.4 / 7In 1980, AIADMK was divided into two factions in Tamil Nadu. One party was led by MG Ramachandran's wife VN Janaki. The second group was led by Jayalalithaa. Later, the Janata Dal Party was also divided in the same way. In this, JD(U) and JD(S).5 / 7In 2012, a situation arose in Uttarakhand where Kranti Dal had two factions. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party was divided at the election stage in 2017. Later, Shivpal Yadav started a party called Samajwadi Secular Morcha. 6 / 7उद्धव ठाकरे यांचे शिवसेना पक्षप्रमुख पद लोकशाही तत्त्वाचे पालन करून तयार केलेले नव्हते, असे नमूद करून आयोगाने ठाकरे यांना जबरदस्त धक्का दिला. आयोगाने घटनेच्या ३२४ कलमांन्वये मिळालेल्या अधिकाराचा वापर करत पक्षाचे नाव आणि चिन्ह यांचे वाटप केल्याचे म्हटले आह7 / 7The commission has clarified that the party name and the bow and arrow symbol are being given to the applicant Eknath Shinde as per the authority conferred under Article 324 of the Constitution and as per section 15 and 18 of the Election Symbol Allotment Act, 1968.