Weeks after the fight between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was taken to the  Election Commission of India, the poll body has now registered that there are two divisions in the Maharashtra-based party, officials aware of the matter confirmed to News18. “After all the documents that the ECI has received from the party, the commission has found that there are two factions. They have been called for a personal hearing on October 6,” an official told News18.

The fight is for the original symbol and control of the party. In July, the battle reached the ECI when rebel leader Ajit Pawar filed a petition before the poll body under the Symbols Order, 1968, along with affidavits of “40-odd MLAs/MLCs/MPs”, and also a resolution unanimously electing him as the NCP president.

In addition, party leader Jayant R Patil filed for a caveat through an email on July 3. Further, the poll body on July 3 also received a letter from Patil informing that disqualification proceedings had been filed before the competent authority for nine members of the Maharashtra assembly.