Sharad Pawar faction of NCP gets 'man blowing turha' as party symbol

The Election Commission of India on Thursday allotted man blowing turha a traditional trumpet as the symbol of the Nationalist Congress PartySharadchandra Pawar the outfits spokesperson Clyde Crasto said reported news agency PTIOur candidates will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on this symbol he told PTIMan blowing turha is the new symbol of Sharad Pawar faction of NCP the ECI said in its orderAlso called tutari in Marathi the trumpet is sounded to mark the entry of important persons ranging from kings earlier to political leaders nowThe Sharad Pawar faction of NCP quoted lines from a popular poem Tutari written by Jnanpith awardee KusumagrajThe Tutari in the form of great valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had once deafened the emperor of Delhi It is a great honour for our party to get Tutari Man Blowing Turha as our symbol for upcoming elections Our Tutari is now ready to shake Delhis throne under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar the party said in a post on XThe Sharad Pawarfounded NCP split in July last year after Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde governmentThe ECI later gave the party name and clock symbol to the faction led by Deputy CM Ajit PawarEarlier Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have discussed seatsharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra state NCP chief Jayant Patil said on Thursday reported PTIEarlier Congresss Maharashtra incharge Ramesh Chennithala had said seatsharing talks between the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA were in the last stage and a final decision will be announced after a meeting of the alliance on February 27 and 28Pawar and Rahul Gandhi have spoken on phone Patil told reportersThe MVA alliance consists of Congress NCPSharadchandra Pawar Shiv Sena UBT and Prakash Ambedkars Vanchit Bahujan AghadiPatil also said that he met Pawar on Thursday to discuss the ongoing seatsharing talks besides organisational mattersMeanwhile seat sharing talks between constituents of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra will begin in a few days Nationalist Congress Party state unit chief Sunil Tatkare said on ThursdayHe said the Shiv Sena BJP and NCP would fight the Lok Sabha polls together and win comprehensivelyHe also said there was a demand from the public to give a ticket from Baramati to Sunetra Pawar the wife of deputy chief minister Ajit PawarThe seat is currently held by Supriya Sule the daughter of NCP founder Sharad PawarWith inputs from PTI