Rijju Dutta of TMC criticizes BJP and discusses election issues while addressing Mamata Banerjees Supreme Court visit in Kolkata. TMC Leader Rijju Dutta Critiques BJP and Calls Out Election Commission Rules

Hannan Mollah slams Mamata Banerjee for backing Congress, calling it a double standard in the face of rising fascism in India. Hannan Mollah Criticizes Mamata Banerjees Support for Congress Candidate

Nearly three decades after Mamata Banerjee broke away from the Congress to build the Trinamool Congress, she finds herself in a very different battle: fighting a rebellion within her own party, a dispute over its name and symbol, and a stronger BJP in Bengal has pushed back to the 'sister party'.

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Santu Gangopadhyay, a Kolkata-based businessman accused in the multi-crore school recruitment scam in West Bengal, has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to become an approver in the case, days after making a similar request to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Gangopadhyay had made a similar plea to the CBI on September 12 to become an approver in the case. Both the CBI and the ED had been conducting parallel probes in the school j

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) West Bengal on Monday formally joined the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), a Union Government initiative to reduce infrastructural gaps and strengthen the fisheries sector. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh in Newtown, Kolkata, to finalise the decision. After the one-and-a-half-hour meeting, Adhikari announced that West Bengal had been brought under the PMMSY scheme.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently list Mamata Banerjees petition challenging the Election Commissions (EC) decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and its iconic Jora Ghash Phul symbol amid a dispute between rival factions. Appearing for Banerjee, senior advocate Kapil Sibal urged the bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya [] The post Supreme Court to Urgently Hear Mamata Banerjees Plea Against EC Freeze on TMC Name and Symbol appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest O

The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress has unveiled a new logo featuring a football player as its interim election symbol. This move comes after the Election Commission froze the party's original name and symbol due to an internal dispute. The new symbol, along with the name 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress', will be used in the upcoming October 6 bypolls, with the faction actively publicising it to familiarise voters.

Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction has unveiled a new symbol featuring the football player symbol allotted to it by the Election Commission for the October 6 bypolls. The move comes after the EC froze the partys familiar name and flowers-and-grass symbol amid the internal dispute over control of the TMC. With the Supreme Court set to hear Banerjees challenge to the EC order, the faction is racing to familiarise voters with its new identity ahead of the polls.

The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction has unveiled a new logo featuring its interim football-player election symbol after the Election Commission froze the partys original name and flowers-and-grass symbol amid an internal dispute. With the October 6 bypolls approaching, the faction is working to familiarise voters with its new identity, while the Supreme Court considers Banerjees challenge to the ECs decision. Rejinagar will see the rival factions face off under separate names and symbols, while

The Calcutta High Court allows Mamata Banerjees faction to partially use funds from three bank accounts amid ECIs freeze on party name and symbol. Calcutta High Court Upholds Partial Access to Bank Accounts of Mamata Banerjees Faction

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the bypolls from Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, who was arrested last week in connection with an old murder case registered against him in 2007, on Monday, approached a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking interim protection from coercive police action in five other cases registered against him during the same period. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sauga

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, September 21, agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the Election Commissions decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and party symbol amid a dispute between two rival factions of the TMC. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to ou

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought urgent listing of her plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of Indias (ECI) decision to freeze the partys name and election symbol amid the ongoing dispute between rival factions. Mentioning the matter before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared on behalf of Mamata Banerjee, sought urgent listing of the plea. They (ECI) issu

Trinamool Congress founder and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought urgent listing before the Supreme Court of her challenge to the Election Commission of Indias interim decision to freeze the partys name and its reserved Flowers & Grass election symbol. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before a Bench headed [] The post Mamata Banerjee seeks urgent Supreme Court hearing against ECI freeze on TMC name, flowers & grass symbol appeared first on India Le

The Supreme Court will urgently hear Mamata Banerjee's challenge. She contests the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress party name. The poll panel had previously barred both factions from using the party's symbol. This interim order came after hearing leaders from the rival groups.

The petition was filed hours after the top poll body, on September 17, allotted new names and symbols to the two factions of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee.

West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh attacks Mamata Banerjee, asserting her loss of control over the TMC and discussing upcoming by-elections. Minister Dilip Ghosh Criticizes Mamata Banerjee, Claims She Has Lost Control of Her Party

Announcing support for Pradhan, Banerjee had described Congress as a sister party and a natural ally

Riju Datta criticizes Mamata Banerjee for allegedly betraying Congress and dismantling its presence in Bengal since 2011. Riju Datta Exposes TMCs Internal Strife, Accuses Mamata of Betraying Congress in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee is likely to campaign for Rabiul Alam Choudhury in Rejinagar, as Humayun Kabir suspends his ground campaign.

The candidate says Mamata Banerjee assured him she would campaign in the final phase of the by-election.

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), the two major urban civic bodies in West Bengal, will go to polls by the end of 2026 with a substantial number of wards reserved for women candidates. As per the draft delimitation proposal for KMC, the total number of wards is set to increase to 209 from the current 144. Out of the proposed 209 wards, 70 will be reserved for women, accounting for over 33 per cent of the total. Simil

Mamata Banerjees support for the Congress represents both an attempt to prevent division of the anti-BJP vote and a political response to an unusually difficult moment for her faction

The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool on Friday got the name 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress' and the 'football player' symbol ahead of the October 6 bypolls in Bengal.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a swipe at Mamata Banerjee after the Election Commission froze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol amid a factional feud. He predicted Banerjee would not return to power and commented on the rival factions' new names and election symbols ahead of the October 6 West Bengal bypolls.

New Delhi: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commissions decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and party symbol amid a dispute between two rival factions of the TMC. The Election Commission on Friday allotted separate names and symbols to the two rival factions following its Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscrib

NCPI MP Saayoni Ghosh has called for closer coordination between the Trinamool Congress and the Congress under Rahul Gandhis leadership. Ghosh said such cooperation could send a powerful message and demonstrate a genuine partnership between the two parties.Her remarks come ahead of the October 6 Nandigram Assembly bypoll, where Mamata Banerjees faction withdrew its candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey and extended support to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan.The developments come amid the ongoing dispu

The Congress has ruled out any electoral understanding with the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal for now, despite backing the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the ongoing party name and symbol dispute.

On January 1, 1998, the Trinamool Congress was founded in opposition to the Congress because, according to Mamata Banerjee at the time, the party could not fight the Left alliance. 28 years later, she finds herself in an existential crisis.

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the Nandigram Assembly bypoll in East Midnapore district next month, was on Saturday denied bail by a district court in East Midnapore after being arrested in an old murder case registered against him. The judge remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody, which means he will remain behind bars until October 3. The bypolls for Nandigram, as well as for the Rejinagar Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, will

In a dramatic turn of events, Mamata Banerjee's party's Rejinagar by-election candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury on Saturday announced his withdrawal from the contest, only to retract his statement within a few hours, and assert he would be in the October 6 poll battle as per the wishes of the supremo. The development came a day after Banerjee's party's Nandigram by-election nominee Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her candidature following a meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Chowdhury, a

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the developments surrounding the Trinamool Congress internal factional dispute a black day in Indias democratic history after her camps Nandigram bypoll candidate withdrew her nomination. Banerjee also described the developments as unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic.

Mamata Banerjee received two severe jolts on Friday. Her candidate deserted her, withdrew her nomination from Nandigram before meeting CM Suvendu Adhikari. A desperate Mamata announced she would support the Congress candidate. By evening, police arrested...

Mamata Banerjees TMC faction faces fresh challenges ahead of the Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls, with candidates Sanchita Pradhan Dey and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrawing from the race. Chowdhury cited the ongoing dispute over the partys name and symbol, as well as alleged intimidation of workers. Meanwhile, Mamata has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commissions interim order freezing the TMCs original identity. In a separate political development, she has extended support to the

A Trinamool Congress candidate for the Rejinagar by-election, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, initially announced his withdrawal citing harassment and symbol issues, only to reverse his decision hours later after intervention from party supremo Mamata Banerjee. This dramatic turn follows another TMC candidate's withdrawal in Nandigram, leading to further political turmoil and accusations between TMC and BJP ahead of the October 6 bypolls.

Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew and then retracted his Rejinagar by-election candidacy. He cited harassment and symbol familiarity issues for his initial decision. Chowdhury later stated he would contest after police assured security and Mamata Banerjee intervened. Meanwhile, Nandigram candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination after meeting Suvendu Adhikari. Banerjee then supported Congress's Nandigram nominee, who was later arrested.

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) High drama continued ahead of the upcoming bypoll of the Rejinagar Assembly constituency in West Bengal's minority-dominated Murshidabad district, with Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress, withdrawing his earlier decision to pull out of the contest. Earlier in the day, Chowdhury had told reporters that he intended to withdraw his nomination, citing reluctance among party workers to campaign under

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's interim decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress' name and party symbol. The EC had allotted separate names and symbols to two rival TMC factions ahead of upcoming bypolls, a move Banerjee has strongly criticised as a lack day for democracy.

The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress suffered another setback ahead of the West Bengal Assembly bypolls after its Rejinagar candidate, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, withdrew his nomination on Saturday. The development came a day after the factions Nandigram candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, also withdrew from the contest. Chowdhury cited the difficulty of contesting the [] The post After Nandigram, Mamatas Rejinagar Candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury Withdraws appeared first on Pragati

BothRahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have condemned the arrest and criticised the move days ahead of the bypoll

BothRahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have condemned the arrest and criticised the move days ahead of the bypoll

Rabiul Alam Chowdhury's announcement came a day after Sanchita Pradhan Dey, the faction's candidate in Nandigram, withdrew her nomination. She had met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari with her husband on Thursday, but did not publicly explain her decision to quit. After Dey's withdrawal, Mamata's faction backed Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram.

In a surprising turn of events, TMC candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdraws from Rejingar, impacting Mamata Banerjees party in upcoming by-elections. Mamata Banerjees TMC Faces Setback as Candidate Withdraws Nomination in Rejingar

Mamata Banerjee has challenged the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol. The poll panel allotted separate names and symbols to two rival factions of the party. This interim order came after a dispute between the two factions of the TMC. The Election Commission's decision followed a rebellion within the TMC legislature party. Assembly bypolls are scheduled for October 6 in Nandigram and Rejinagar.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh attacked Mamata Banerjee's administration for crime and extortion in West Bengal. He claimed the ruling regime wanted to turn Bengal into Bangladesh, which is a serious allegation. Singh also called Rahul Gandhi a robot with a polluted mind for his election manipulation claims. He reminded the Congress of its own history of splits and the origin of the TMC party.

There appears to be a vacuum in the Opposition space in the State. The emerging understanding between the Congress and Mamata Banerjee could reshape the Oppositions strategy in West Bengal

West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh criticized Mamata Banerjee's Supreme Court challenge. He suggested elections will pass before her faction can contest the polls. Banerjee moved the Supreme Court over the Election Commission's interim order. The poll panel froze her party's original name and symbol amid a dispute. This development escalates political tensions ahead of upcoming by-elections.

Mamata Banerjee Party Symbol: EC Supreme Court

Mamata Banerjee condemns BJP following the arrest of a Congress candidate just before the Nandigram by-election, calling it political vendetta. Political Turmoil in Nandigram Ahead of By-Election as Mamata Banerjee Criticizes BJP Over Arrest of Congress Candidate

BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya claimed factions fight over money. He stated the Trinamool party symbol will cease to exist soon. West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari said the ECI made a decision as per rules. He attributed the current situation to pride and divine wrath. Adhikari mentioned Mamata Banerjee's remarks on religious events and processions.

The Election Commission has assigned new names and symbols to two factions of the All India Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee's group will now be known as Mamata All India Trinamool Congress with a football player symbol. The Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction received the name Democratic Trinamool Congress and an envelope symbol. Both groups will use these new identities for upcoming by-elections in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee will support Congress candidates in Nandigram and Assam bypolls. Her party's Nandigram candidate withdrew her nomination on Friday afternoon. Banerjee's faction received a new symbol and name from the Election Commission. She stated the decision was made in the greater interest of the nation. By-elections for Nandigram and Rejinagar are scheduled for October 6.

Mamata Banerjee declared the Election Commission's decision a lack day for democracy. She questioned how her party's symbol could be taken away after 29 years. Banerjee labeled the ECI's actions as unconstitutional, illegal, and undemocratic. She vowed to fight the decision, calling the new name and symbol temporary. The party will challenge the interim and unjust ruling in court.

Senior BJP leaders including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that it was divine intervention that Mamata Banerjee has lost her partys symbol and name

Mamata Banerjee contests Election Commissions freeze on TMCs name and symbol, seeking legal redress in the Supreme Court. Mamata Banerjee Challenges Election Commissions Decision in Supreme Court Over TMC Symbol Freeze

Mamata Banerjee's faction moves Supreme Court over EC's order to freeze TMC's name, symbol

The EC's interim order of September 17 told both factions to choose different names and symbols for the bypolls being held on October 6.

Mamata Banerjee moves SC challenging ECI order freezing TMC name, symbol New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of Indias (ECI) decision to freeze the partys name and its election symbol amid the ongoing dispute between rival factions. The plea, filed on Friday, has been [] The post Mamata Banerjee moves SC challenging ECI order freezing TMC name, symbol appeared first on Mangalorean.com .

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal's former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday sharply criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Congress' Nandigram candidate's arrest, describing it as a political vendetta and a murder of democracy.

Mamata Banerjee has challenged the Election Commission's decision in the Supreme Court. The poll panel froze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol for upcoming bypolls. Her faction received a new name and symbol for the October 6 elections. The rival faction was allotted a different name and symbol by the ECI. The dispute over the original party identity remains unresolved by the commission.

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while referring to the upcoming bypoll in West Bengal's Nandigram Assembly constituency as farce, after the grand old party's candidate was arrested in an old murder case. Earlier in the day, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had extended support to Congress' Milan Pradhan after, Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the candidate of the Trinamool Congress faction

Mamata Banerjee drew the Trinamool Congress symbol herself.

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Amidst fast-paced developments on Friday, West Bengals electoral politics stand poised for a major shift, with Trinamool Congress founder and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee facing the prospect of going unrepresented in the high-profile Nandigram Assembly seat when the by-election is held on October 6. Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the candidate nominated from the Mamata-led Trinamool faction for Nandigram, withdrew her nomination after meeting Chief Ministe

The Election Commission's method for settling such disputes became central in the seminal Congress split of 1969, when PM Indira Gandhi fought the old guard. The poll body weighed three tests then.

For the greater interest of the country, we have decided to support the Congress nominee in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee said

Congress candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement in the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement there, a senior party leader claimed. Another party leader, Subhasish Bhattacharya, was also arrested for allegedly preventing the police from apprehending Pradhan, he said. Pradhan, who has been named in more than 12 cases over the Nandigram land movement, was picked up from a hotel in Chandipur in Purba Medinipur district, t

Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested ahead of the October 6 Nandigram bypoll in West Bengal. The action came hours after Mamata Banerjee announced support for Pradhan following her factions candidate's withdrawal from the contest

Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested in West Bengal on Friday in connection with an old alleged murder case, hours after former chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her faction would support his candidature in the October 6 Nandigram Assembly bypoll. The arrest triggered a fresh political controversy in West Bengal, with Congress leaders questioning [] The post Milan Pradhan Arrested Hours After Mamata Backs Congress Candidate In Nandigram Bypoll: Reports appeared first on Prag

Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday called the developments surrounding the Trinamool Congress internal factional dispute a black day in Indias democratic history after her camps Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Dey Pradhan withdrew her nomination. Mamata alleged that the developments were unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic and a biased vendetta. The withdrawal came after Pradhan met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, with a photograph of the meeting cir

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Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the forthcoming bypoll for Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, was arrested on Friday in an old case, confirmed an official of the East Midnapore district police. The arrests took place hours after Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the candidate from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the Trinamool Congress for the bypoll in Nandigram, withdrew her nomination and the former West Bengal Chie

The arrest came after Mamata Banerjee announced at a press conference at her Kalighat residence on Friday that her faction would support the Congress candidate in Nandigram.

The Election Commission has designated new names and symbols for both Mamata Banerjee's faction and its competitor. This decision mirrors previous disputes seen in Maharashtra with Shiv Sena and NCP. The commission is now tasked with determining the rightful claim to the original TMC name and symbol, influenced heavily by recent Supreme Court decisions that prioritise organisational support in addition to electoral backing.

Mamata Banerjee condemned the Election Commission's decision to freeze her party's name and symbol. She vowed to fight the poll panel's ruling politically, democratically, and legally. Her faction received a new name and symbol for upcoming by-elections. Banerjee stated this action was unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic, and biased. She also mentioned support from Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday after the Election Commission of India (ECI) froze the All India Trinamool Congress name and its traditional Flowers and Grass symbol ahead of the upcoming state bypolls. Banerjee later said that she and Gandhi discussed working together against the BJP. [] The post Rahul Gandhi Speaks To Mamata Banerjee After ECI Freezes TMC Name, Symbol appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in Engli

The arrest comes an hour after Mamata Banerjee said she would support the Congress candidate after her own candidate withdrew her nomination

The Congress candidate from Nandigram Milan Pradhan has been arrested. According to sources, he was arrested in connection with an old case. Earlier today, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference and announced her support for the Congress.

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the candidate from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the Trinamool Congress for the bypoll in Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, withdrew her nomination on Friday afternoon after a meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Soon after, at a press conference at her residence in Kalighat, South Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, the former West Bengal Chief Minister, announced that she would extend her s

Mamata Banerjee's faction of the Trinamool Congress announced support for the Congress candidate in the Nandigram assembly bypoll after its own candidate withdrew. This decision comes amidst a bitter dispute with the Election Commission over the freezing of TMC's traditional symbol and name, which Banerjee termed arbitrary and accused the BJP of trying to destroy opposition parties.

Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee said her party would support the Congress in Nandigram and in the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam. The development came hours after the Election Commission of India stripped both rival TMC factions of the partys name and the Flowers and Grass symbol

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool faction announced Sanchita Pradhan Dey's name on Sunday; on Thursday, she met Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, and on Friday, she withdrew from the contest.

Mamata Banerjee criticizes BJPs tactics and pledges support for Congress in Nandigram and Assam by-elections. Mamata Banerjee Accuses BJP of Undermining Democracy Ahead of By-elections

Sanchita Pradhan Dey, the Mamata Banerjee camp's candidate for the Nandigram bypoll, withdrew her nomination just hours after the Election Commission assigned a new party name and symbol to the faction. This development leaves the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress without a candidate in the crucial Nandigram constituency.

The Election Commission has allotted the 'Football Player' symbol to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal bypolls, while the rival Arup Roy-led group will contest with the 'Envelope' symbol.

The Election Commission on Friday has allotted new names and election symbols to the two rival factions of Trinamool Congress ahead of West Bengal bypolls. The move comes after the poll panel stopped both the factions using the original TMC name

Mamata Banerjee declared the internal dispute a lack day in India's democratic history. Her camp's Nandigram candidate withdrew nomination after the Election Commission froze the party name. The Election Commission assigned new names and symbols to rival Trinamool Congress factions. Banerjee's faction received Mamata All India Trinamool Congress and the Football Player symbol. Her camp will now support the Congress party in Nandigram and Assam.

In a surprising turn, Mamata Banerjees candidate in Nandigram has withdrawn from the by-election, prompting allegations of electoral misconduct. Mamata Banerjees Candidate Withdraws from Nandigram By-Election, Raising Concerns Over Election Integrity

KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee once made rebellion her political weapon, breaking away from the Congress to build the TMC, but 28 years on, after weathering a string of revolts, she finds that weapon turned inward, striking at the very party identity she created and made synonymous with her political journey. The Election Commissions interim decision to []

Mamata Banerjee addresses the media after the Election Commission allots new names and symbols amid an ongoing party dispute.

Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her Nandigram bypoll nomination on Friday. This decision followed the Election Commission's allocation of a new name and symbol. The Mamata Banerjee faction lost its traditional party identity temporarily. Pradhan Dey met with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna.

Sources said the candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, met Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed that Mamata Banerjee was no longer able to protect the party's political position

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood, reacting to the Election Commissions decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress (TMC)s name and election symbol on Friday, said that the EC has become a oy. Speaking to IANS Masood said, This is very dangerous for democracy. The Election Commission has become a toy and is being used like one. First Shiv Sena, then NCP, and now TMC. This means you will neither spare the parties nor the votes, you will steal the votes as well as the

The Election Commission on Friday allotted separate names and electoral symbols to the rival factions of the Trinamool Congress, allowing the groups led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy to contest elections under new identities ahead of the October 6 Bengal bypolls. The votes will be counted on October 9. The group led by Arup Roy has been allotted the name Democratic Trinamool Congress and the Envelope symbol, while the faction led by Mamata Banerjee has been allotted the name Mamata All India

The faction led by Banerjee has been allotted the name Mamata All India Trinamool Congress and the Football Player symbol. It will be treated as a recognised political party in West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Tripura

New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress on Friday, September 18, got the name Mamata All India Trinamool Congress, while its rival group led by Arup Roy got the name Democratic Trinamool Congress ahead of the October 6 bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, an Election Commission order said. According to Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to

The group led by Mamata Banerjee has been allotted the name Mamata All India Trinamool Congress and the Football Player symbol and will be treated as a recognised political party in West Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday allotted new names and election symbols to the two rival factions of the erstwhile All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), pending a final decision on the ownership of the party's original name and its iconic Flowers & Grass symbol. According to an ECI notification issued on Friday, the faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, described by the Commission a