'Glass Shatters', Jana Sena loses symbol

Vijayawada: In a major setback to the Jana Sena led by Pawan Kalyan, the party has lost its election symbol, Glass. The Election Commission, after a periodic review, put Glass in the list of free symbols that can be assigned to anyone.

As a result, Jana Sena may or may not get the same symbol in the coming assembly and parliament elections. This could confuse the supporters of the Jana Sena when they exercise their franchise.

Though Jana Sena party is registered with the ECI and had been allotted Glass as its symbol to contest the 2019 polls, the ECI withdrew this decision in view of the failure of the party to gain the required eight per cent of votes in 2019. It won a single assembly seat, Razole, with a vote share of nearly seven per cent.

Jana Sena political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar said, “We are confident of getting the same party symbol in the coming polls. We are consulting our legal team to find ways to get back the symbol.”