Election Commission says it cannot register a party

Hyderabad: While actor Pawan Kalyan is all set to launch his new political outfit, Jana Sena, on Friday among a huge gathering of fans and media, the Election Commission poured waters over his plans to get the party registered before elections.

“It is very difficult to register the party at this juncture as we are very busy with the poll process. It may take six to seven months,” Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma told media in New Delhi on Thursday.

On Thursday, the actor had uploaded his party symbol on the official website of Jana Sena and soon the electronic media was running the news. According to reports reaching here, fan clubs of Pawan printed party flags and hoisted them in in several towns, particularly in coastal districts.