# Shiv Sena (2022–present)

Shiv Sena (Śhiva Sēnā; lit. 'Army of Shivaji'; abbr. SHS), previously called Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, and also referred to as Shinde Sena or Shinde faction is right-wing Marathi regionalist and Hindutva political party. The faction was formed in 2022 in Maharashtra, India under the leadership of current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde.
On 17 February 2023, the ECI granted the Shinde faction, 'Bow and Arrow' symbol and party name 'Shiv Sena', favoring them in the intra-party dispute caused by the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis. Uddhav Thackeray filed a petition against the decision at Supreme Court, contending that the ECI decision was incorrect; the case is ongoing.

## Formation

Balasahebanchi Shivsena was formed after a split in the Shiv Sena party due to an uprising led by Eknath Shinde, who had the support of the majority of the party's MLAs. The split was caused by Shinde's disagreement with Uddhav Thackeray's decision to continue with the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, despite Shinde and the majority of the party's MLAs requesting a break from the coalition. The split led to both factions claiming ownership of Shiv Sena. The Election Commission intervened and asked both factions to come up with new party names until the issue was resolved, resulting in the formation of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena. Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray formed his faction as Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).

## Headquarters

Shiva Sena's headquarters and main office is situated at Anand Dighe's house in Thane. Dighe was the mentor of Shiva Sena Mukhy neta (Main leader) Eknath Shinde. On 24 February 2023, the headquarters was founded, relocating from Shivsena Bhavan after Shinde split from the party; while Thackeray retained control over Shivsena Bhavan.

### Chief Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | From | To | Duration |
| 1 | | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 30 June 2022 | 5 December 2024 | 2 years, 158 days |

### Deputy Chief Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | From | To | Duration | Chief Minister |
| 1 | | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 5 December 2024 | Present | 92 days | Devendra Fadnavis |

## List of Union Ministers

| No. | Photo | Portfolio | Name (Lifespan) | Assumed office | Left office | Duration | Constituency (House) | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | Minister of AYUSH [MoS(I/C)] | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (born 1960) | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 270 days | Buldhana (Lok Sabha) | Prime Minister | Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| 1 | | Minister of Health & Family Welfare (MoS) | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (born 1960) | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 270 days | Buldhana (Lok Sabha) | | | Narendra Modi |

## Leaders

List of leaders of Shiv Sena :
| No. | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Eknath Shinde | Founder and National President Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Leader Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Shrikant Shinde | Leader, Lok Sabha |
| 3 | Shrirang Barne | Parliamentary Chairperson, Lok Sabha |
| 4 | Milind Deora | Leader, Rajya Sabha |
| 5 | Viplav Bajoria | Leader, Maharashtra Legislative Council |

### List of Rajya Sabha members

| No. | Name | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
| 1 | Milind Deora | 5 July 2024 | 4 July 2030 |

### List of Lok Sabha members

| No. | Name | Constituency |
| 1 | Shrikant Shinde | Kalyan |
| 2 | Ravindra Waikar | Mumbai North West |
| 3 | Sandipanrao Bhumre | Aurangabad |
| 4 | Naresh Mhaske | Thane |
| 5 | Shrirang Barne | Maval |
| 6 | Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane | Hatkanangle |
| 7 | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav | Buldhana |

## Electoral performance

The first face off between Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) was in 2022 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls where Maha Vikas Aghadi won 257 gram panchayat seats while Mahayuti won 497 seats. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) won 53 seats and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena won 170 seats. The first major contest occurred in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, where the party rechristened as the Shiv Sena after being granted the symbol by the ECI secured 7 seats leading to a loss of 6 seats while Shiv Sena (UBT) won 9 gaining 4, since the party had split.

### Lok Sabha elections

| Year | Seats won | Change in seats |
| 2024 | 7 / 48 | 10 |

### State Assembly elections

| Year | Seats won | Change in seats |
| Maharashtra |||
| 2024 | 57 / 288 | 17 |