While ‘lotus’ is BJP’s election symbol and the ‘hand’ belongs to the Congress, a large array of new-age symbols, termed ‘free election symbols’, boasts of a broader diversity. In Gujarat, the state ...

Sreya Sen, a sociologist, emphasized how symbols like pen drives and CCTV cameras reflect the changing Indian society, with gadgets now reaching rural areas and resonating with both urban and rural ...

An officer from the office of the chief electoral officer of the state wing of the Election Commission said, “These symbols have been introduced keeping in mind what people will be able to identify ...