HAND PUMP, BICYCLE, COMB:

The symbols of political parties

In the first elections in 1952, the Congress party's symbol was a pair of bulls. Following party divisions throughout the years, the current hand symbol was adopted.

The BJP's roots lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, marked by an oil lamp symbol from 1955 to 1977. After merging with other parties in 1977, it embraced a farmer and plough as its symbol. Later, as the BJP emerged, it adopted the enduring lotus symbol.

Mulayam Singh Yadav chose the bicycle symbol from a list of options in the 1993 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for Samajwadi Party.

In the 2019 general elections, Kamal Haasan's political party, Makkal Needi Maiam, was assigned the election symbol of a battery torch by the Election Commission.

An ex IPS officer formed a political party in 2019, and was allotted a “comb” as its symbol by the Election Commission.

Banana was used by AJSU party of Jharkhand in 2019 general elections. Mango is another fruit used as a symbol of a political party in India.

For the upcoming elections in Telangana, the Election Commission allotted a 'road roller' to the 'Yuga Thulasi Party' and a 'chapatti roller' to the 'Alliance of Democratic Reforms Party.'

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), a regional political party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, used a ceiling fan as its election symbol in 2019 general elections.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is represented by a bow and arrow, symbolising the struggle for the rights and identity of the tribal communities in Jharkhand.

In Uttarakhand, Apni Zindagi Apna Dal fought the election with a 'cauliflower' as its symbol in the 2017 Assembly elections.

In 2017 Assembly elections, the Akhil Bhartiya Kalyan Party, which contested in 22 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, was allotted a 'frock' as its symbol.