The MDMK’s decision to accept only one seat allotted to it under the INDIA bloc for this year’s Lok Sabha polls has led to it losing the opportunity to contest under the ‘top’ symbol.
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday refused to allot the symbol that had been reserved for the party until it got derecognised in 2010. The ECI told the Madras High Court that the party’s plea for the symbol could have been considered if it had contested in at least two seats this year.
The High Court closed a writ petition filed by the party, seeking the allotment of the ‘top’ symbol, after observing that it was too late in the day to consider the request since the last date for filing nominations ended on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and there was no chance of the party’s fielding one more candidate.
