New Delhi:
The battle over the clock – the election image of the Nationalist Congress Occasion – has heated up once more forward of the meeting election in Maharashtra, with the Sharad Pawar faction of the get together approaching the Supreme Court docket. The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) has filed a petition to cease the Ajit Pawar faction from utilizing the “clock” image. The courtroom will hear the petition on October 15.
Within the petition, the Sharad Pawar faction has mentioned the usage of the clock by the Ajit Pawar faction in the course of the Lok Sabha election earlier this 12 months had brought on appreciable confusion amongst voters. They’ve appealed {that a} new image be grated to the Ajit Pawar faction.
The NCP identify and ballot image was awarded to the Ajit Pawar faction of the get together by the Election Fee after Pawar Junior rebelled in opposition to his uncle and joined fingers with the ruling alliance in Maharashtra.
However within the lately concluded Lok Sabha election, voters made it clear who they thought was the actual NCP.