Articles for Party Symbol

Why Telangana Talli, the unifying symbol of state's pride, is caught in a political divide
1 week, 6 days ago

Why Telangana Talli, the unifying symbol of state's pride, is caught in a political divide

India Today  

After exhorting government employees last month to adopt strict austerity measures, including switching off air-conditioners and lights in the state secretariat, Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy opted for an extravaganza to mark the completion of a year in office. In a fitting finale, Reddy, on December 9, unveiled a statue of the mythical Telugu Talli, or Telangana Talli, in …

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MNS may lose party symbol, status
4 weeks, 1 day ago

MNS may lose party symbol, status

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray may lose his party symbol – the railway engine -- and status of regional party, in the face of his party’s poor performance in the recent assembly election. MNS may lose party symbol, status In 2009 assembly polls, MNS won 13 seats, while in 2014 and 2019, the party could get only one seat each. …

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SBSP replaces ‘stick’ with ‘key’ as party symbol
4 months, 1 week ago

SBSP replaces ‘stick’ with ‘key’ as party symbol

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party has changed its election symbol from a stick to a key on Monday. Addressing the media at the party’s convention in the state capital, SBSP national president OP Rajbhar said, “We have now brought a key to unlock progress for the poor, deprived, and oppressed.” Explaining the reason for the change in the party …

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Sharad Pawar's NCP says ‘Tutari’ symbol created confusion, seeks removal from list
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Sharad Pawar's NCP says ‘Tutari’ symbol created confusion, seeks removal from list

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Sharad Pawar-led NCP has approached the Election Commission of India, requesting it to remove the trumpet from the list of free symbols in the state. In a letter to the ECI on June 14, the party explained that the symbol had created confusion among voters in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, as the Marathi name …

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SAD to contest Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat on party symbol for first time since 1996
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SAD to contest Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat on party symbol for first time since 1996

The Hindu  

After snapping ties with the BJP, the Akali Dal is all set to contest the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat on party symbol 'takdi’ or scales for the first time since 1996 as it braces for a showdown with its former ally which has used star power to clinch the seat on numerous occasions. Mr. Cheema, an MBBS doctor, said the …

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DMK is not safeguarding minority rights, says Seeman
8 months, 3 weeks ago

DMK is not safeguarding minority rights, says Seeman

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI/KANNIYAKUMARI: The Muslims are wrong in believing that the DMK has been safeguarding their rights in the state, said Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Seeman here in Melapalayam on Thursday. Addressing a public meeting organised to canvass voters for his party's Tirunelveli candidate B Sathya, Seeman pointed out that a college, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, in …

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Changing political colours spoiling Lok Sabha election party, ‘flag’ makers
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Changing political colours spoiling Lok Sabha election party, ‘flag’ makers

New Indian Express  

VIRUDHUNAGAR: Even as the election season brings with it winds of change, flag makers are often left disappointed as they are caught in the crosswinds of sudden political developments. Despite the anticipated increase in profits, sudden dissolution of political parties, differences in the allocation of symbols, or even parties opting out of contention remain a hindrance to flag makers for …

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ECI issues notice to BJD over use of party symbol in government advertisements
9 months, 3 weeks ago

ECI issues notice to BJD over use of party symbol in government advertisements

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneshwar: The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the ruling Biju Janata Dal over the alleged use of the party symbol in The election commission has asked the chief secretary of Odisha and the BJD’s general secretary to file responses by Saturday over the use of the party’s “conch” symbol in state government …

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Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain BJP Leader's Plea Against Biju Janta Dal For Using Party Symbol In Advertising Welfare Schemes
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain BJP Leader's Plea Against Biju Janta Dal For Using Party Symbol In Advertising Welfare Schemes

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea moved by BJP Odisha's General Secretary, Jatin Mohanty, against alleged misuse of public funds by Biju Janta Dal while advertising State welfare schemes using its party symbol 'Conch' allotted by the Election Commission of India. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora …

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MP elections: BJP delegation meets CEO, alleges deliberate removal of party flags by officials
1 year, 1 month ago

MP elections: BJP delegation meets CEO, alleges deliberate removal of party flags by officials

India TV News  

MP elections: The Madhya Pradesh BJP unit alleged that some officials at the district level were deliberately removing the party's flags and the symbol from vehicles of BJP workers and private houses. The delegation sought a direction from the CEO to officials to allow party flags and symbols on vehicles and private buildings arguing the installation of the party flag …

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'Indian Voters Can Distinguish Between Car, Road Roller & Chapati Roller' : Supreme Court On BRS's Plea Against 'Deceptive' Symbols
1 year, 2 months ago

'Indian Voters Can Distinguish Between Car, Road Roller & Chapati Roller' : Supreme Court On BRS's Plea Against 'Deceptive' Symbols

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the petitions filed by political party BRS challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to allot to other political parties symbols, which BRS claimed, were "deceptively similar" to its symbol. BRS filed a writ petition challenging the ECI allotting the symbols "Road Roller" to Yuga Thulasi Party and "Chapati Roller" …

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From Shiv Sena to Congress to AIADMK: List of political parties whose symbol was frozen by Election Commission
1 year, 5 months ago

From Shiv Sena to Congress to AIADMK: List of political parties whose symbol was frozen by Election Commission

India TV News  

Months after the sensational vertical split in Shiv Sena triggered an intense court battle between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray over the control of party symbol and name, another Maharashtra-centric party - National Communist Party — is headed to the same fate. A look at such instances: Shiv Sena party symbol Just a year before the NCP episode, the Shiv …

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'No need to worry, won't allow anyone to snatch NCP's symbol': Sharad Pawar
1 year, 5 months ago

'No need to worry, won't allow anyone to snatch NCP's symbol': Sharad Pawar

Firstpost  

A petition has been submitted by Ajit Pawar to the Election Commission of India staking claim to Nationalist Congress Party and party symbol on Wednesday. Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that he will not allow anyone to snatch the party’s symbol. Addressing party workers at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in south Mumbai days after Ajit’s rebellion, Sharad …

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Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar approaches EC; stakes claim to NCP, party symbol
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar approaches EC; stakes claim to NCP, party symbol

Live Mint  

The politics in Maharashtra took a new turn on 5 July with Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar approached the Election Commission, staking claim to Sharad Pawar's NCP and party symbol. Confirming the news, news agency said that the Election Commission of India has received a petition from Ajit Pawar staking claim to Nationalist Congress Party and party symbol. The …

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Ajit Pawar with support of 35 MLAs approaches EC, stakes claim for original NCP, party symbol
1 year, 5 months ago

Ajit Pawar with support of 35 MLAs approaches EC, stakes claim for original NCP, party symbol

India TV News  

Maharashtra NCP Tussle: Senior party leader Ajit Pawar in a show of strenght on Wednesday approached the Election Commission and staked claim for the original Nationalist Congress Party and party symbol. Sources have said that the Election Commission has received a petition from Ajit Pawar staking claim to Nationalist Congress Party and party symbol. As the factional fight in the …

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A matter of prestige for the DMK
1 year, 10 months ago

A matter of prestige for the DMK

The Hindu  

Traditionally, the results of byelections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly are no shockers. Given the absence of a common Opposition candidate and the churning within the AIADMK, which is the principal Opposition party, the ruling DMK-led alliance’s candidate and former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief E.V.K.S. The two traditional rivals, the DMK and the AIADMK, began preparing for the polls …

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Akhilesh Yadav slams demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, says 'BJP should make bulldozer its party symbol'
2 years, 8 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav slams demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, says 'BJP should make bulldozer its party symbol'

India TV News  

Highlights Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticized the demolition drive conducted in Delhi today. He also said that bulldozer is a symbol of the BJP's illegal power. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the demolition drive that took place in Delhi's riot-hit Jahangirpuri area earlier today. Taking to Twitter, Yadav wrote, "The BJP has made the bulldozer a …

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Bruce Springsteen is Democratic Party royalty. Is he also a symbol of its decline?
3 years, 1 month ago

Bruce Springsteen is Democratic Party royalty. Is he also a symbol of its decline?

LA Times  

If the Democrats lose the midterm elections, it will largely be because the people who most resemble Bruce Springsteen’s characters no longer believe the same things he does. For years, Springsteen had “demonstrated considerable unease whenever asked to speak politically,” Eric Alterman writes in his 2001 book “It Ain’t No Sin to Be Glad You’re Alive: The Promise of Bruce …

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Plea To Replace Symbols With Details Of Candidates In EVMs : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Serve Copy On AG
3 years, 9 months ago

Plea To Replace Symbols With Details Of Candidates In EVMs : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Serve Copy On AG

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a petitioner seeking directions to include the photograph, age and qualifications of contesting candidates in Electronic Voting Machines, instead of symbols, to serve the copy of the petition on the Attorney General for India.The bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian was considering a petition field by BJP leader. According …

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Plea in SC Seeks Removal of Party Symbols on EVMs with Name, Educational Qualification
4 years, 1 month ago

Plea in SC Seeks Removal of Party Symbols on EVMs with Name, Educational Qualification

News 18  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission to remove symbols from ballot and EVMs and replace it with 'name, age, educational qualification and photograph' of candidates. The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, said the best solution to weed corruption and criminalisation in politics is to replace political party symbols …

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BJP Leader Moves Plea In Supreme Court For Removal Of Party Symbols In EVMs
4 years, 1 month ago

BJP Leader Moves Plea In Supreme Court For Removal Of Party Symbols In EVMs

Live Law  

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyaya has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to use the name, age, qualification and photograph of contesting candidates on ballots and Electronic Voting Machines instead of symbols of political parties. Amongst others, the petition pleads the Supreme Court to declare that the use of party …

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