The party believes that the symbols depict their vision of working for poor ... Mango is another fruit used as a symbol of a political party in India.

WSJ's Tripti Lahiri takes a look at the unique ballot design in India, where voters see icons next to candidates' names. A wide, quirky varoety of icons is used for nearly 1,400 political parties ...

The apex court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking an order that national and regional political parties wer ‘public ...

“All candidates must submit their symbols, letter of intent to vie and clearance from Registrar of Political Parties to IEBC,” says the IEBC in an announcement to aspirants. The commission ...

Referring to Subramanian Swamy vs Union of India (2008), the Supreme Court had ruled that election symbols are not the exclusive property of political parties and can only be reserved for ...

“We find merit in the contention (of the Election Commission of India ... symbols of recognised political parties but didn’t let unrecognised parties use their old symbols.

The polls will cover two municipal corporations in Gurugram district – the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and the ...

Pradeep Chhibber studies the political parties, party systems, representation, and the politics of South Asia. He has written Righteous Demagogues: Populist Politics in South Asia and Beyond, Oxford ...

The Supreme Court on Friday posted for hearing in April pleas seeking directions to bring all recognised political parties ...

In the upcoming elections, around 900 registered voters in India will cast their vote by pressing the button next to the symbol of the political party they have chosen on an electronic voting machine.

The plea further said that the power of the Election Commission of India to allot election symbols to political parties for their recognition and suspend or withdraw it in violation of the Model ...