After New Name, Sharad Pawar’s Party Gets ‘Man Blowing Turha’ Symbol

Days after the Election Commission awarded the NCP name and symbol to the Ajit Pawar faction, the camp led by the party’s founder Sharad Pawar received a new symbol. The Nationalist Congress Party’s (Shardchandra Pawar) symbol is the’man blowing turha’. The ‘turha’ is a traditional trumpet.

Election Commission of India allotted ‘Man blowing Turha’ symbol to Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar pic.twitter.com/RUB81OfV0i

— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2024

The Election Commission’s decision in favour of the Ajit Pawar-led faction was issued on February 7, and the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the name given to the Sharad Pawar camp would stand until further orders.

Hearing a petition from the Sharad Pawar camp challenging the February 7 order, the bench granted the NCP founder the right to approach the Election Commission for the symbol. It also directed the poll panel to assign the symbol within a week of the Sharad Pawar camp applying for it.