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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 6 : The Karnataka High Court on Thursday passed directions to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar to pass an order before April 13 regarding the national party status of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Responding to the direction of the court, the CEC representative has confirmed the same will be done on April 11.This comes after AAP approached the Karnataka High Court pertaining to the "delay" in the party being granted the status of a 'national party'.The petition was filed in Karnataka HC by Prithvi Reddy, the convenor of the AAP Karnataka unit.AAP stated in the petition that it fulfils all the conditions required to be designated as a national party, but despite that, there has been a delay in the party being granted the status.AAP also cited Clause 6B of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, regarding the condition for recognition as a national party.Under the first condition, "The candidates set up by the party, in any four or more States, at the last general election to the House of the People, or to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, have secured not less than six per cent of the total valid votes polled in each of those States at that general election; and, in addition, it has returned at least four members to the House of the People at the aforesaid last general election from any State or States".Under the second condition, "At the last general election to the House of the People, the party has won at least two per cent of the total number of seats in the House of the People, any fraction exceeding half being counted as one; and the party's candidates have been elected to that House from not less than three States".And, under the third condition, "The party is recognized as State party in at least four States".Notably, a party needs AAP needs to fulfil any one of the above-said conditions, and AAP fulfils the third condition."The Petitioner submits that even after giving a representation to Respondent No.1, the same has not been considered till today even after the reminder has been given on February 6, 2023. Whereas, as per the data available from the website of the Election Commission of India. Aam Aadmi Party has a status of a State Party in the State of NCT-Delhi, Punjab and The State of Goa and Gujarat," the petition stated.The Election Commission had more than about three months to resolve the issue. Yet, the Election Commission has chosen not to take a decision earlier. Under the circumstances, the Petitioner is constrained to seek relief from this Hon'ble Court, the petition stated.The petition further added, "The Petitioner aggrieved by the non-consideration of the representation by the respondent for considering the petitioner party as a Nationalized party as per the representation given by the Petitioner for the Karnataka Assembly election, hence this present writ Petition".AAP also added in the petition that it is contesting the Karnataka Assembly elections on all 224 seats, and getting recognition as a national party will be helpful for the party.The 224 Assembly seats in Karnataka will undergo Assembly elections on May 10, and the counting of the votes will be done on May 13.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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