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Election Commission bars both Trinamool factions from using party name, symbol in West Bengal byelections
The Election Commission of India, in an interim order, barred both factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party name and symbol in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly byelections in West Bengal. Both groups were asked to submit alternative names and symbols by Friday at 11 a.m.
The Election Commission of India issued an interim order on Thursday, September 17, 2026, barring both factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party name and symbol in the coming Assembly byelections in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal.
The two factions are led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. The poll body directed both groups to submit alternative names and symbols by Friday at 11 a.m.
The Congress criticised the decision, calling it a “bullet through the heart of Indian democracy.” The party also said the Election Commission had acted as a “puppet in the hands of the BJP” and a tool to destroy democracy, citing earlier cases involving Shiv Sena, NCP and now AITC.
- Trinamool Congress
- TMC party symbol
- Ritabrata led TMC camp
- Mamata led TMC camp
- ECI blocks TMC symbol
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IndiaPolitics
Election Commission bars both Trinamool factions from using party name, symbol in West Bengal byelections
The Election Commission of India, in an interim order, barred both factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party name and symbol in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly byelections in West Bengal. Both groups were asked to submit alternative names and symbols by Friday at 11 a.m.
The Election Commission of India issued an interim order on Thursday, September 17, 2026, barring both factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party name and symbol in the coming Assembly byelections in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal.
The two factions are led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. The poll body directed both groups to submit alternative names and symbols by Friday at 11 a.m.
The Congress criticised the decision, calling it a “bullet through the heart of Indian democracy.” The party also said the Election Commission had acted as a “puppet in the hands of the BJP” and a tool to destroy democracy, citing earlier cases involving Shiv Sena, NCP and now AITC.
- Trinamool Congress
- TMC party symbol
- Ritabrata led TMC camp
- Mamata led TMC camp
- ECI blocks TMC symbol
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