Jd U Party Symbol
Janata dal united abbreviated as jd u is a centre left indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north eastern india.
Jd u party symbol. Mr yadav 70 had rushed to the election commission last month to stake claim on the jd u s poll symbol arrow and offices allotted to the party that he had co founded. The faction also claimed that majority of the party s national council members were backing sharad yadav. A janata dal united jd u delegation led by party mp r c p. Nitish s jd u is real party entitled to use.
It is believed that the jd u is opposed to the communal rhetoric of modi. Singh on friday approached the election commission ec and staked claim over the party symbol saying former party president sharad. The party claimed that it will create an atmosphere of confusion in the voter s mind since jmm s symbol is bow and arrow. A senior jd u leader said both ebcs and women constitute the party s core constituency as the nitish kumar government had reserved 35 seats for women in the state jobs.
Of the 10 seats three ham s candidates would contest on the jd u symbol said party spokesman danish rizwan. Therefore the election commission has directed jd u to refrain using its reserved symbol arrow for contesting elections in the state of jharkhand and maharashtra under paragraph 10 of the symbols order. Jd u heads the government in bihar and is the second largest party in arunanchal pradesh. Ruled that the group led by bihar chief minister nitish kumar is the real party and also entitled to use the party s arrow symbol.
Jd u is recognised as a state party in the states of bihar and arunachal pradesh and is a part of government in bihar. The yadav faction had approached the election commission on 25 aug staking its claim over the party s election symbol. After the split sharad claimed that the real jd u was with him and hence they should have the party symbol.