NEW DELHI, Sept 18: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred both rival factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party’s name and reserved “Flowers and Grass” symbol in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar. In an interim order issued on Thursday, the Commission said neither the faction led […]

Congress supports Mamata Banerjee as ECI freezes Trinamool Congress name and symbol, raising concerns over democratic integrity.

Congress supports Mamata Banerjee as ECI freezes Trinamool Congress name and symbol, raising concerns over democratic integrity.

The Mamata Banerjee-led faction has sent alternative name and symbol choices to the Election Commission after the Trinamool Congress identity was frozen for the October 6 bypolls. The move comes amid a deepening split in the party after its Assembly poll setback and subsequent defections.

The Election Commission allotted ‘football player’ symbol to Mamata Banerjee’s faction and ‘envelope’ symbol to the rebel camp for the October 6 West Bengal bypoll.

Election Commission bars Trinamool factions from using party name and symbol in byelections, drawing criticism from Congress.

Election Commission bars Trinamool factions from using party name and symbol in byelections, drawing criticism from Congress.

Election Commission assigns new names and symbols to Mamata and Ritabrata factions of All India Trinamool Congress.

As ECI meets with delegations from factions of Trinamool Congress, speculation is rife that ECI may as well decide on who gets party name.

EC freezes TMC’s name and symbol ahead of Bengal bypolls, barring both Mamata and Ritabrata factions from using them.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered the freezing of the “name” and “symbol” of the Trinamool Congress as a political party for the time being, affecting both factions of the party.

Trinamool factions clash over ECI's name and symbol freeze, with Ritabrata supporting it while Mamata's side disputes its legality.

Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Election Commission after it froze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol for the West Bengal bypolls. The row has widened into a broader dispute over party splits, election symbols and the fairness of the electoral process.