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Mamata moves Supreme Court against ECI freeze on TMC symbol
The Hindu··19 Sept
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool faction moved the Supreme Court on September 18, 2026, challenging the Election Commission's freeze on the party name and symbol. The ECI allotted interim names and symbols to both factions hours earlier. The petition said the ECI relied on rebel legislators facing disqualification proceedings. Banerjee called losing the original identity a black day.
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What It Means For You
- Nandigram and Rejinagar byelection candidates must use interim names and symbols on October 6.
- Both rival factions are barred from using All India Trinamool Congress and the flowers symbol.
- A separate petition challenges delays in disqualification proceedings against ten rebel legislators.
What's Happening
- The ECI issued an interim order on September 17 barring the original name and symbol.
- Banerjee said she would fight through political, democratic and legal means for the old identity.
- She said her faction would not contest Nandigram and would back the Congress candidate.
ECI symbol disputes in Bengal
- The Mamata camp filed the plea hours after fresh symbols were allotted Friday.
- The petition argued the ECI did not comprehensively review party structure.
- Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal contacted Banerjee after the commission's decision.
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