Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena was a conservative Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party has split... Wikipedia

• Founder:  Bal Thackeray
• Founded:  June 19, 1966
• Dissolved:  10 October 2022
• Succeeded by:  Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena (Shinde)
• Headquarters:  Shivsena Bhavan, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Newspaper:  Saamana, Marmik
• Student wing:  Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena (BVS)
• Youth wing:  Yuva Sena
• Women's wing:  Shiv Sena Mahila Aghadi
• Ideology:  Conservatism (Indian), Social conservatism, Marathi regionalism, Marathi nativism, Hindutva, Hindu nationalism, Ultranationalism, Economic nationalism, Right-wing populism
• Political position:  Right-wing to far-right
• Colours:  Saffron
• ECI Status:  State Party
• Alliance:  National Democratic Alliance (1998–2019), Maha Vikas Aghadi (2019–2022), United Progressive Alliance (2019–2022)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo