Mulayam Singh Yadav in New Delhi on Friday. The counsels cited precedent, the Election Symbol Order of 1968, and provisions of the Representation of the People Act. That both sides were staking claim to the party symbol indicated a "dispute", it said. "Both sides staked claim to the election symbol. No one argued for freezing the symbol," Akhilesh camp counsel Dhavan later told PTI.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2017 21:55 UTC