Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- The office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has recommended to the Election Commission of India the registration of suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir's newly formed political outfit, the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP).
Sources in the CEO's office said all procedural formalities required for party registration have been completed, and a formal recommendation has been forwarded to the Election Commission in New Delhi.
If there are no objections and all documents are found to be in order, the Commission may grant registration within the next 15 days, sources said.
Once the registration is approved, Humayun Kabir will be eligible to apply for an official election symbol for his party.
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