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{{Infobox Indian Political Party <br />
| party_name = Akhil Bharatiya Sena <br />
| colorcode = {{party color|Akhil Bharatiya Sena}}<br />
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| leader = [[Arun Gawli]] <br />
| foundation = 1997 <br />
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| labour = [[Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena]]<br />
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| headquarters = Om Kala Niketan Sankalap, Co-op. Housing Society, Anandgar, Park Site, Vikhroli (West) [[Mumbai]] - 400079<br />
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'''Akhil Bharatiya Sena''' (''lit.'' All India Army) is a [[political party]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-19|title=Akhil Bharatiya Sena {{!}} ENTRANCEINDIA|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/akhil-bharatiya-sena-political-party/|access-date=2021-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref> founded in 1997 in Mumbai, Maharashtra by [[Arun Gawli]] (alias 'Daddy').<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS), Party Details, Manifestos, Alliances, Members at MumbaiVotes.com|url=http://mumbaivotes.com/parties/10/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=mumbaivotes.com}}</ref> Gawli had earlier been close to the [[Shiv Sena]] supremo, [[Bal Thackeray]], but in 1996 a bloody feud surged between them when Arun Gawli mercilessly slew several Sena party legislators and party workers. Gawli then formed a separate party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-10|title=BMC polls: Arun Gawli’s party Akhil Bharatiya Sena faces turf challenge|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/bmc-polls-arun-gawli-s-party-akhil-bharatiya-sena-faces-turf-challenge/story-8JXJAX4hCG293WOduQmPdM.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Buy Arun Gawli founder of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena Pictures, Images, Photos By Hemanth Pithwa - Archival pictures|url=https://www.indiacontent.in/arun-gawli--founder-of-the-akhil-bharatiya-sena/pr-668409/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=www.indiacontent.in}}</ref><br />
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In the [[BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)]] elections 2002 the ABS candidate Sunil Ghate defeated the Sena candidate in Gawli's home turf.<br />
Ghate is today the sole ABS corporator in BMC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akhil Bharatiya Sena: Latest News, Photos and Videos on Akhil Bharatiya Sena - ABP News|url=https://www.abplive.com/topic/akhil-bharatiya-sena|access-date=2021-09-20|website=www.abplive.com}}</ref><br />
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In the [[Lok Sabha]] elections 2004 Gawli got 92,210 votes (26.5%) in the constituency Mumbai South Central.<br />
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In the [[Maharashtra]] state assembly elections later the same year ABS launched 20 candidates. One (Gawli) got elected.<br />
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The [[trade union]] wing of ABS is called [[Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena]].<br />
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In 2007 BMC elections (Mumbai city council) ABS won 2 seat. His daughter Geeta Gawali won and became corporator on ABS ticket.<br />
In 2009 ABS supported Congress party and its candidate [[Milind Deora]] on [[Mumbai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai South]].<br />
In 2010 Arun Gawali and all his candidates lost the election for (vidhan sabha) Maharashtra Assembly election.<br />
In 2017 new candidate Santosh (Henry) Alfred DSaoza joined Akhil Bhartiya Sena from Ward No 209. However, he lost the election and he is now Byculla Taluka Adhyaksha.<br />
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Currently, Gawali is lodged in jail.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Arun Gawli gets life term for murdering Shiv Sena corporator|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arun-gawli-gets-life-term-for-murdering-shiv-sena-corporator/articleshow/16055203.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2021-09-20}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Vandana Gawli]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://mondediplo.com/1998/06/10india2 Very political crimes in Bombay], article in ''[[Le Monde Diplomatique]]''<br />
*[http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0815/nat3.html Look Who's Fighting Crime], article in ''[[Asiaweek]]''<br />
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[[Category:1997 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
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