is shiv sena a national party?
Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena (IAST: Śiva Sēnā) (translation; Army of Shivaji), is a right-wing Marathi regional and Hindu nationalist political party founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. ... Uddhav Thackeray, Bal Thackeray's son, is party leader and serves as the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.