The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 163] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1980/VAISAKHA 5, 1902
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650 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART H—SEC.^P)] (ii) the said "Bhartiya Janata Party" be recognised as a National Party; (iii) the symbol 'Lotus' be reserved for the said "BhartiyaJanta Party"; and
(iv) the said symbol 'Lotus' be excluded from the list of free symbols for all those States where it is so included;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of clauses fa) and (d) o£ sub- para (1) and sub-para (2) of paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, the Commission hereby makes the following amendments in its notification No. 56/79, dated 28th September, 1979, published as S.O. 557(E) in, the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii) dated' 28th September, 1979, and as amended from time to time, namely :—
In Table 1 appended to the said notification :
For existing entry "5, Janata Party Haldhar within wheel (Chakra Haldhai)" the entry "Bh;nliya Janata Party Lotus" shall be substituted;
In table 4 appended to the said notification :
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th April, 1980
S.O. 274(E).—Whereas by its order dated 24th April, 1980 the Election Commission of India has directed that (1) the symbol "Haldhar within wheel (Chakxa Haldhar)" reserved for the Janta Party shall be frozen; and (2) neither of the Iwo groups shall use the name "Janata Party" simplicitor till the final decision in the main dispute arising out of the application of Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi dated I4th April 1980;
And whereas by its said order the Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by article 324 of the Constitu- tion read with rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, paragraphs 3, 6, 7, 8 and IK of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, ordered that—
(i) the group of the Janata Party presided over by Shri Atal Bihaii Bajpaycc be known as "Bhartiya Janata Party";
(i) against item No, 3.. Bihar, under cloumn 2, the entry "18. Lotus" shall be deleted and the existing entries 19 to 53 shall be renumbered as 18 to 52;
(ii) against itemi 9, Kerala, under column 2, the entry 7. Lotus" shall be deleted and the existing entries 8 to 18 shall be renumbered as 7 to 17;
(.iii) against item No. 10. Madhya Pradesh, under column 2, the entry "47. Txrtus1' shall bfc deleted and the existing entries 48 to 53 shall be renumbered as 47 to 52;
(iv) against item No. 11. Maharashtra, under column 2, the entry "28. Lotus" shall be deleted and the exist- ing entries 29 to 49 shall be renumbered as 28 to 48; and
(v) against item No. 17. Rajasthan, under column 2, the entry '24. Lotus" shall be deleted and the existing entry 25 shall be renumbered as 24.
[No. 56/79-
By order,
K. GANESAN, Secy.