In the 1962 elections, the Akali Dal used the hand, by which time the design looked as it does today. It didn't become the Congress symbol until the late 1970s.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Do you know, that since its inception, the Congress party's symbol changed thrice. A similar pattern was observed in BJP, which adopted the Lotus symbol quite later.

What's in an election symbol ... time when she split from the Congress (R) faction following 1977 elections and created the new Congress (I). The election symbol of the BJP, too, has changed over ...

WASHINGTON – Congressional earmarks, once symbols of political corruption ... the $1.3 trillion in discretionary money Congress has control over, or about $13 billion, according to Hoyer.

"The time has come now that the Congress should change its symbol from Hand to Lungi". "Ask Congress, was there free admission in colleges during your tenure? No... Was a fee required for the ...