The Calcutta High Court has questioned the Election Commission over its decision to allot the ‘Envelope’ election symbol, earlier used by the Indian Secular Front, to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool faction for the upcoming by-polls. Hearing the ISF’s plea that the allotment was confusing voters in an election it too was contesting, the Court asked why the ECI had chosen that particular symbol when many others were available, observing that it should have kept it reserved.
The Supreme Court has indicated that the Election Commission should decide, expeditiously and on a day-to-day basis, the dispute over the Trinamool Congress name and symbol, on Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the ECI’s interim order freezing the symbol amid a rift with a rival faction. Kapil Sibal argued the interim order left the party without an effective remedy in the middle of an election; the Court, noting the bye-election was under way, focused on securing an early final decision.
The Delhi High Court rejected the Janta Party’s plea challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) order regarding its election symbol. The court ruled that the party’s objections lacked merit. The decision upholds the ECI’s authority over symbol allocation and registration. This ruling has implications for the party’s future participation in elections.
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Sharad Pawar accused Ajit Pawar of misleading voters and exploiting the NCP’s ‘clock’ symbol following their party’s defeat in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Amid political tensions and a Supreme Court hearing, the Sharad faction has requested to present evidence against Ajit’s faction, which won 41 seats compared to Sharad’s 10.