Overview

• Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Election Commission to file its response by October 9 and listed the matter for further hearing.
• The court was informed that the Commission had refused the party’s request to allot a symbol due to internal disputes.
• The petitioner told the court the dispute is no longer material, stating that Sameer Singh Chandel has been expelled from the party.
• The plea says the party was established in 1951 and renamed in 1979, and that it has contested elections throughout its existence.
• The petitioner noted it was allotted the common symbol “sitar” for the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly polls and argued that non-allotment now would undermine its ability to contest.