Religious beliefs and cultural values have largely directed how India's political parties choose their emblems. DW traces the origins of the most popular symbols. India's treasure trove of symbols ...

Symbols are allotted to political parties and contesting candidates as per the provisions of the Symbols Order by ECI. In the largest democracy where a sizeable population is still illiterate ...

BSP’s ‘elephant’ remains one of the few animal-based election symbols in India ... of the Aam Aadmi Party, and its emergence first in the political scene is still fresh in the minds of ...

The Delhi High Court has held that political parties cannot consider election ... 2022 issued by the Election Commission of India allotting the symbol of 'flaming torch' to 'Shiv Sena (Uddhav ...

"Therefore, by allowing the usage of religious symbols/ names by the political parties, the Election Commission of India is defying the mandate of the Constitution," added the plea.

So how a political party is recognised as a national ... entitled for exclusive allotment of its reserved symbol to the candidates throughout India. It's candidates require only one proposer ...

Congress is India’s oldest political party, dating back to 1885 when the British ruled over the Indian subcontinent. The “grand old party” has governed India for more than two-thirds of the ...