Split in legislature party does not amount to split in political party, Shiv Sena (UBT) tells Supreme Court
The Shiv Sena (UBT) faction argued before the Supreme Court that a split in a legislative party does not legally constitute a split in the political party itself. The legal challenge contests the Election Commission's decision to grant the party symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led faction.
A split in a legislative party can never, by itself, amount to a split in the political party and the Election Commission of India 's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde-led unit as "real Shiv Sena" and grant it the bow-and-arrow symbol was unlawful, the Uddhav Thackeray faction told the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11, 2026).
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