Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against ECI freeze on TMC symbol
The petition challenges an interim Election Commission order that gave rival factions new names and symbols for upcoming bypolls.
- On Friday, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to freeze the All India Trinamool Congress name and 'Flowers and Grass' symbol.
- The Election Commission issued an interim order on September 17 identifying two rival groups within the party, barring both factions from using the original name and symbol for upcoming by-elections.
- Banerjee's faction received the name 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress' and 'Football Player' symbol, while rival faction leader Ritabrata Banerjee was allotted 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' and 'Envelope' symbol.
- Scheduled for October 6, by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar will operate under these interim arrangements, though a substantive determination of competing claims remains pending under Paragraph 15 of the Election Symbols Order, 1968.
- Legal proceedings now run parallel to the Commission's ongoing substantive review, as the Supreme Court petition contests the interim freeze while the final ruling on the original party identity remains undetermined.
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Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against ECI freeze on TMC name, symbol
Mamata Banerjee's faction is challenging the Election Commission's interim order freezing the Trinamool Congress name and symbol. The Supreme Court.Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress symbol, Election Commission, Supreme Court petition, West Bengal politics, AITC name dispute, Flowers and Grass symbol, election symbol freeze, political party name challenge, Nandigram by-election, Rejinagar by-election, Ritabrata Banerjee, Mamata All India Trinam…
Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against ECI order freezing TMC name, symbol
New Delhi, September 18, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) interim decision to freeze the party’s name and its reserved ‘Flowers and Grass’ election symbol amid an ongoing dispute between rival factions. The petition, filed on Friday, has been […]
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