In a repeat of the Shiv Sena dispute, which it decided earlier this year, the Election Commission of India will hear the two warring factions of the Nationalist Congress Party on Friday.

A day before the hearing, Sharad Pawar exuded confidence that his camp would get the party symbol and the name. The Ajit Pawar-led faction has challenged Sharad Pawar’s appointment as the national president. It has told the commission that Ajit Pawar was their national president.