The Election Commission of India has directed the two rival factions of the ruling Naga Peoples' Front, NPF, to settle their dispute over the party's election symbol 'cock' through a general convention within two months.<br/><br/>The Commission Senior Principal Secretary K F Wilfred has directed that the two NPF factions, led by Lok Sabha MP Neipheu Rio and former Chief Minister Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu, resolve their dispute by following the mechanisms stipulated in the NPF constitution.<br/><br/>The Assembly election in Nagaland is scheduled to be held by February next year.