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RJD, JD-U and Samajwadi party lose national party status | The Election Commission on Friday derecognised national party status to five parties following their poll performance, which included the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Samajwadi party. The other parties to lose national status are Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Arunachal
Congress. "Election Commission sources said on Friday that while the parties may
retain their symbol, they would lose facilities like utilising All India Radio
and Doordarshan for poll-eve broadcasts and free copies of electoral rolls," The
Hindu reports. It has been reported that the Trinamool Congress and Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM), which were also served notices earlier, sought more time to
present their case. |
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