The faction of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) led by GM Quader and Barrister Shameem Haider Patwary will meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday to formally challenge the rival camp’s claim for official recognition.

“We have already submitted a letter to the Election Commission laying out our legal position. Tomorrow, we will meet the CEC in person to explain why the so-called Anisul–Hawlader committee is unconstitutional and illegal,” Patwary, secretary general of the Quader-led faction, told UNB on Wednesday.

He said a three-to-four-member delegation will appear before the CEC in the afternoon. An EC official also confirmed the meeting.

The move comes after the Anisul Islam Mahmud–Ruhul Amin Hawlader group, which held a disputed “10th council” on August 9, submitted a letter to the EC the following day seeking recognition as the party’s new leadership.

JaPa insiders say the bitter rivalry, long brewing inside the party, has now escalated into a full-blown legitimacy battle, with both factions racing to secure the EC’s endorcement.

The council, organised without GM Quader, elected Anisul Islam Mahmud as the JaPa chairman, Ruhul Amin Hawlader as secretary general, Kazi Firoz Rashid as senior co-chairman, and Mujibul Haque Chunnu as its executive chairman.

Anisul Islam Mahmud told media that the council was held in compliance with due procedure and claimed it represented the “mainstream” JaPa.

"We have informed the Election Commission about the council conducted following the procedures. We have held a council for the registered party number 12 (Japa, Pratik Langal)." he said, adding that the decision now rests with the Commission.

Anisul claimed that only their committee has the constitutional right to use the party’s election symbol, the Plough.

However, the EC’s website still shows GM Quader as the chairman of Jatiya Party and Md Mujibul Haque as its Secretary General.

endorsement.