MNS at risk of losing recognition, symbol after drawing blank in Maharashtra polls

MNS faces derecognition after a poor showing in the Maharashtra assembly polls. The party secured only 1.8 percent of the vote and no seats. This falls short of the Election Commission's criteria for recognition. MNS could lose its railway engine symbol. Raj Thackeray's party debuted in 2009. It won 13 seats then but its performance declined in subsequent elections.