Jalandhar, Jan. 18: At the end of the day, it was simply brouhaha over a broom. "We were surprised to see the broom among the free symbols kept for Independent nominees," said Kumar. While our party's broom symbol is in a horizontal position, the one reserved for Independents would be in a vertical position." "There is a poster from previous elections when the broom was in the free symbol list. Earlier this month, the Election Commission had issued a notification that the broom symbol was reserved for the AAP as it was a recognised political party.

Source: The Telegraph January 18, 2017 22:23 UTC