[March]party symbol

Question 1

How are symbols allotted to political parties?

Answer 1

• Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 empowers the EC to recognise political parties and allot symbols.
• The EC is also the only authority to decide issues on a dispute or a merger

Question 2

Types of symbols?

Answer 2

Reserved: Eight national parties and 64 state parties across the country have “reserved” symbols.

Free: allotted to the thousands of unrecognised regional parties.