None of the 144 political parties that applied for registration have passed the preliminary screening by the Election Commission (EC). This was confirmed by the EC’s Additional Secretary, K M Ali Newaz.
On Tuesday (July 15), he stated that after reviewing all the applications, the EC found that no party met the required criteria. Therefore, in the first phase, 62 parties are being sent letters to rectify the deficiencies. These parties have been given a 15-day deadline. In the next phase, similar letters will be sent to the remaining parties.
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Earlier, the Election Commission had issued a public notice inviting parties aspiring for registration to apply by April 20. Later, the deadline was extended to June 22 following requests from various parties. During this period, a total of 144 parties submitted 147 applications.
Only those who can provide the necessary information and documents within this opportunity to correct deficiencies will be considered for final registration. The Election Commission has stated that if the deficiencies are not rectified within the stipulated time, the respective applications will be considered canceled.
