Anticipating the freeze of the Shiv Sena party symbol of bow and arrow by the Election Commission of India, both factions of the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde are ready with alternative names with which to contest the Andheri (East) byeelection.
While Uddhav Thackeray group is keen on getting the Mace ( gada), they have also selected Lion Face and Elephant Face as options; the Shinde camp has selected the Sword.
The ECI on Saturday gave interim orders that neither party will be able to use the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol until further notice and particularly for the purposes of the forthcoming byeelections. They would instead use new names, and new symbols will be allotted from a set of three options.
