Thiruvananthapuram : BJP in Thiruvananthapuram is irked by “Rose” and protested with Election Commission over permitting the ‘provocative’ symbol to independent candidate there.
To BJP eyes, rose though a rose looks like lotus. The party men argued that voters could mistake rose for their symbol and unwittingly cast ballot in favour of the independent. If Election Commission did not take steps to recall the symbol, the party would resort to legal measures, it warned.
The State Election Commission played it cool and maintained that the red rose in its color and form was markedly different from the lotus.
