Although the Election Commission has added four new symbols, including the Shapla Koli, water lily bud, the National Citizen Party says it wants only the Shapla polls logo. “The NCP wants the Shapla,” he said. Asked if the NCP would accept Shapla Koli as its symbol, NCP Joint Member Secretary and Media Cell Secretary Mushfiq Us Salehin told bdnews24.com: “The Election Commission must explain under what criteria Shapla Koli was added as a symbol. Failing to choose within the deadline, the NCP later demanded that the Shapla symbol be added through a rule amendment. With the latest additions -- Shapla bud, staircase, handshake, and sunflower -- the total number of election symbols now stands at 119.
