Peepal Tree, Sword, Sun Are Team Shinde's New Poll Symbol Choices: Report
NDTV
The Election Commission had barred the Thackeray and Shinde factions from using the party name and its 'bow and arrow' symbol for the Andheri East assembly bypoll.
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena, on Tuesday submitted its choice of three poll symbols to the Election Commission after its earlier choices were rejected by the poll panel. Sources said the three symbols submitted by the Shinde group are 'peepal tree', sword and Sun.
On Saturday, the EC had barred the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions from using the party name and its 'bow and arrow' symbol for the November 3 Andheri East assembly bypoll.
The interim order said the party name and symbol stand frozen till the dispute between the two factions on which is the real Shiv Sena is adjudicated by the EC.
On Monday, the EC had allotted 'flaming torch' (mashaal) election symbol to the Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena and recognised it as 'ShivSena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray'.
