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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

Regional nationalism

Logo of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).

A Maharashtra party built on Marathi regional identity and Hindu nationalism, which split in 2022. This faction has since allied with Congress and the left while retaining its regionalist platform.

Founded
1966
Positions as of
2024 manifesto and party statements
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Nation and the world

    Priority for Marathi speakers in employment and housing, alongside Hindu nationalist commitments.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Tradition and change

34

Evidence: Documented

Nation and the world

78

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

66

Evidence: Well documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Election manifesto and party statements · Shiv Sena (UBT) · 2024

Logo: SS(UBT) flag.png · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons.