Section 22
Amalgamation Of Political Parties
(1) If any two or more political parties registered pursuant to this Chapter shall, by consent, be united or amalgamated in the name of any already registered party or in a new name, and the members of the Central Executive Committee of the parties to be so united or merged make an application, setting out that matter, to the Commission, the Commission shall hold necessary inquiries into the matter register the structure of such unification or amalgamation as a separate political party or cancel the registration of the other political party by confirming any one political party.
(2) If, at least forty per cent members of the Central Executive Committee of any party out of the parties to be united or amalgamated pursuant to Sub-section (1), disagreeing to such unification or amalgamation, make a decision to keep on the then party and make an application objecting to the action as referred to in Subsection
(1) prior to the date of declaration of the date of election, the Commission may, if it thinks appropriate or reasonable upon making necessary inquiry into the matter, retain the registration of such party, subject to Section 21.
(3) Where the registration of the political party is retained pursuant to sub- section (1) or (2), the Commission shall maintain records of the office-bearers of the Central Executive Committee of such parties.
(4) While confirming the members of the Central Executive Committee of any political party for the purposes of Sub-section (1) and (2), the central committee existing immediately before the division of such party shall be taken into basis.
(2) If, at least forty per cent members of the Central Executive Committee of any party out of the parties to be united or amalgamated pursuant to Sub-section (1), disagreeing to such unification or amalgamation, make a decision to keep on the then party and make an application objecting to the action as referred to in Subsection
(1) prior to the date of declaration of the date of election, the Commission may, if it thinks appropriate or reasonable upon making necessary inquiry into the matter, retain the registration of such party, subject to Section 21.
(3) Where the registration of the political party is retained pursuant to sub- section (1) or (2), the Commission shall maintain records of the office-bearers of the Central Executive Committee of such parties.
(4) While confirming the members of the Central Executive Committee of any political party for the purposes of Sub-section (1) and (2), the central committee existing immediately before the division of such party shall be taken into basis.