Akhil Bharatiya Sena (All India Army) is a political party in India. Founded in 1997 and led by the (former?) Mumbai mafia don Arun Gawli (alias 'Daddy'). Gawli had earlier been close to the Shiv Sena supremo, Bal Thackeray, but in 1996 a bloody feud surged between them. Gawli organized ABS as a counterwight to SS. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mumbai (Hindi / Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced ), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated metropolitan population of about 12 million (2005). ... SS election symbol Shiv Sena or शिव सेना (meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shivaji) is a political party in India founded on June 19, 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who is the president of the party. ... Bal Keshav Thackeray, popularly called Balasaheb, (born January 23, 1927) is the founder and Pramukh (President) of the right wing Hindu party, Shiv Sena in India. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections 2002 the ABS candidate Sunil Ghate defeated the Sena candidate in Gawli's home turf. Ghate is today the sole ABS corporator in BMC. Indias richest municipal organisation. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 Gawli got 92 210 votes (26,5%) in the constituency Mumbai South Central. Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Maharashtra state assembly elections later the same year ABS launched 20 candidates. One (Gawli) got elected. Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

ABS is based in Maharashtra, but does also have a branch in Goa. Maharashtra (Devanagari: महाराष्ट्र, literally: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ...

The trade union wing of ABS is called Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

External links

• Very political crimes in Bombay, article in Le Monde Diplomatique
• Look Who's Fighting Crime, article in Asiaweek