He was asked about what he conveyed to the Commission on the party and its symbol.
Now, with the rival factions staking claim over the party and its symbol, the ball is in the Commission’s court. Since the assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh are set to be announced any day now, the Commission has little time to adjudicate the matter.
As an interim measure, it is now likely to freeze the cycle symbol and ask the two factions to contest on a new symbol.
It may also give the two sides a new name to contest the polls till the time a final decision is taken on the real ‘ownership’ of Samajwadi Party and its symbol ‘cycle’.
