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(a) the name of the association or body;

(b) the state in which its head office is situate;

(c) the address to which letters and other communications meant for it should be sent;

(d) the names of its president, secretary, treasurer and other office bearers;

(e) the numerical strength of its members and if there are categories of its members, the numerical strength in each category;

(f) whether it has any local units; if so, what levels;

(g) whether it is represented by any member or members in either House of Parliament or of any State Legislature; if so, the number of such member or members. The documents required to be accompanied with such application are copy of the memorandum or rules and regulations of the association or body with relevant particulars as laid down under the Act. Thereafter the election commission after calling for other relevant particulars shall decide either to register the same as political party or not and shall communicate its decision and the decision of the election commission shall be final. It would thus reveal that the registration under Section 29-A of RP Act is only optional and for the purpose of availing the benefits of provision of Part IV-A of RP Act and that the registration as provided under the Act is only for registration of name of the political party and there is no specific provision for registration of flag, symbol or slogan or design of the flag in the RP Act. The particulars regarding flag, symbol or slogan are not relevant factors to be furnished by the political party for registration of the same by the election commission. Neither of the parties are able to point out any other enactment as of now relating to registration of flag, symbol or slogan or relating to the right of use of any specimen flag by any particular political party. The only benefit conferred upon any political party registered under Section 29-A of the RP Act, in addition to benefit under the Act as referred to above is under Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order i.e. preferential consideration in respect of a free symbol over independent candidates. That is how, it is decided by the Division Bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court in Ajeya Bharat Party rep. by its National President,Ambati Krishna Murthy v. The Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, New Delhi and 2 others reported in Indian Kanoon-http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1334449/.