Election Commission

90) Consider the following statements :

1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections.
3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 3 only

Solution: (d) 3 only

Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.

Presently Election Commission is a three member body, one CEC and two other ECs.

Statement 2:  ECI decides this schedule.

Statement 3:  Splits, mergers and alliances have frequently disrupted the compositions of political parties.

This has led to a number of disputes over which section of a divided party gets to keep the party symbol, and how to classify the resulting parties in terms of national and state parties.

The Election Commission has to resolve these disputes, although its decisions can be challenged in the courts.

http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/the_function.aspx#splitsandmergers