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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: What the EC decision on the Shiv Sena means for politics in Maharashtra | In Focus podcast
Description: The Election Commission of India recently recognised the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde as the Shiv Sena and allotted the bow and arrow symbol to it. This order is now under challenge by the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Sena in the Supreme Court.Using the test of majority principle, and that a majority of party MLAs in Maharashtra had sided with Mr. Shinde, the Election Commission, in its wisdom, presented the Chief Minister with the Shiv Sena.What impact will this have on the politics of Maharashtra, a state which sends as...