A Janata Dal (United) delegation will visit the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, seeking a quick decision on the claim of the Sharad Yadav faction over the party’s symbol.
Its chief spokesperson, K.C. Tyagi, said the Yadav faction wanted to delay the decision so as to deny it the electoral symbol of “Arrow” in the Gujarat Assembly polls.
He had on Saturday announced that the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led party will contest its four or five traditional seats in the State.
Mr. Tyagi said a delegation, including the party’s leader in the Rajya Sabha R.C.P. Singh and Bihar Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh besides him, would approach the EC to press for an early decision.
“The EC has taken a decision on the matter twice. But the rival faction is only interested in dragging the issue and delaying a final decision,” Mr. Tyagi said.
He has accused the Yadav faction, which claims support of a majority of the party’s office-bearers, of filing “forged” documents before the EC to support its claim.
Almost all party MLAs and MPs, barring its Rajya Sabha members, have favoured Mr. Kumar and submitted affidavits in his support.
The Yadav faction, which was opposed to Mr. Kumar’s alliance with the BJP, had approached the EC to claim the party’s symbol.