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 …
Tutari, a trumpet-like instrument allotted as a symbol to little-known independent candidates in various constituencies, has led to serious vote division. According to NCP state unit chief Jayant Patil, the symbol given by the Election Commission to many independent candidates created confusion among voters. In Satara, an independent candidate with tutari as a symbol garnered over 37,000 votes, possibly leading …
