‘If EC guided by private party, what remains?’: Calcutta HC flags ‘connivance’ in envelope symbol row

Calcutta high court scrutinized the Election Commission's handling of symbol allocation amid a political dispute. Justice Krishna Rao indicated possible collusion between the Commission and Democratic Trinamool Congress regarding the symbol. The Indian Secular Front challenged the Commission's decision regarding the symbol ‘envelope’. ISF's counsel contended that the allocation process was both unreasonable and