Maharashtra Election 2024: Around 17 months after split of the Nationalist Congress Party, the Ajit Pawar faction, which got the rights of party’s name and symbol from the Election Commission of India, has now received an advice from the Supreme Court against using Sharad Pawar’s photo during poll campaign. The top court on Wednesday ordered Ajit Pawar-led NCP of refraining from using senior Pawar’s photo or videos.

The apex court asked the Ajit Pawar faction to stand on its feet and not depend on Sharad Pawar’s name for the November 20 Maharashtra Assembly polls. “You try to stand up on your own legs, now that you have ideological difference with Sharad Pawar,” said a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, reported Bar and Bench. 

The bench also asked why Sharad Pawar’s name is repeatedly being used in the online content shared by the NCP. The bench also noted that the voters are smart enough to see through any confusion.

This is a developing story.