, Oct. 30 -- Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday clarified that there is a difference between the 'Water Lily' symbol sought by the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the newly incorporated 'Water Lily Bud' (Shapla Koli) in the revised list of 119 electoral symbols.

"There is a difference between Water Lily and Water Lily Bud. I think there is no need to explain it further," he said during a press briefing at Nirbachan Bhaban following an EC meeting with top government officials.

Earlier in the day, the EC released a revised list of 119 electoral symbols, incorporating 'Water Lily Bud' (Shapla Koli). According to the revised schedule, 20 new symbols have been added to the list, while 16 old ones have been dr...