The Election Commission (EC) in a meeting on July 7, formed a five-member bench to settle the intra-party row within the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), reports My Republica. The decision of the EC comes after the Upendra Yadav-led faction of the JSP filed an application with the EC to grant recognition to them as the official party as per Clause 44 of the Political Party Act 2073 BS while the Mahantha Thakur-led faction also demanded recognition as the JSP. The dispute between the two factions of the JSP arose after the Thakur-led faction decided to support Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli, while the Yadav-led faction opposed the move.