The poll panel rejected Uddhav camp’s choice of ‘trishul’ citing its religious connotation, and ‘rising sun‘ as it is a DMK symbol.
The Thackeray faction has been allotted the name: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
“We are happy with the EC’s decisions and consider this a major victory,” said Bhaskar Jadhav, a leader in the Uddhav camp.
Meanwhile, the faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has been allotted the name: Balsahebanchi Shiv Sena.
The poll panel rejected all three symbols proposed by the Shinde camp: ‘Trishul’ and ‘Gada’ for their religious connotation; and ‘Rising Sun’ as it is a DMK symbol. The EC has asked the faction to give a new list of three preferred symbols by 10 am on Tuesday.
On October 8, the EC had barred both Shiv Sena factions from using the party name and its ‘bow and arrow’ election symbol in the November 3 Andheri East assembly bypolls.
(With inputs from agencies)