ECI
A public interest litigation filed in the Madras High Court by M.L. Ravi, president of Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi, seeks directions to the Election Commission of India to prevent members of one political party from contesting elections on symbols reserved for another party. The plea argues that this practice misleads returning officers and voters about candidates' true affiliations.
Raportoinut AI
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned the Election Commission of India’s sweeping transfers of officials in poll-bound West Bengal. In a post on X, he stated that such transfers occur only in non-BJP ruled states and will not change the election outcome in favour of Mamata Banerjee. He predicted that Mamata Didi would win a thumping majority.