The petitioner, S. R. Sharan, National President of the Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party, stated that his party has been allotted the election symbol "Sewing Machine" twice in the past.

The Asom Gana Parishad, Bahujan Samaj Party, Pattali Makkal Katchi and Sikkim Sangram Parishad have amicably resolved the dispute over the use of the elephant as their election symbol. The ...