{"id":25564,"date":"2026-09-17T23:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25564"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:31:18","slug":"ec-accepts-tmc-split-freezes-name-symbol-in-interim-order-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25564","title":{"rendered":"EC accepts TMC split, freezes name, symbol in interim order | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134323243,imgsize-101412,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/election-commission-3.jpg\" alt=\"EC accepts TMC split, freezes name, symbol in interim order\" title=\"EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls\">EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Election Commission Friday froze <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/all-india-trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All India Trinamool Congress<\/a>&#8216;s reserved &#8220;flowers and grass&#8221; poll symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> and Arup Roy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Pending final settlement, neither faction can use AITC&#8217;s name or symbol. <!-- -->For Oct 6 assembly bypolls in Rejinagar and Nandigram, where both have fielded candidates under TMC&#8217;s name, each may choose a different name linked to AITC and a symbol from EC&#8217;s free-symbol list.<!-- --> The groups must submit three name and symbol options in order of preference by 11am Friday. Returning officers will complete scrutiny of nominations after EC approves and allots the names and symbols.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>EC said two rival groups each claimed to be the &#8220;real&#8221; party, requiring substantive determination under Paragraph 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. <!-- -->It said the interim measure, based on precedents, would place them on an &#8220;even keel&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The dispute centres on Ritabrata Banerjee&#8217;s challenge to the national working committee&#8217;s authority to make appointments on June 5-2026. His group claimed its tenure expired on Feb 11, 2025, and reconstituted it under Roy on June 22-2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Mamata&#8217;s faction said the committee had a five-year tenure ending in 2027. Both sides have made submissions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ec-accepts-tmc-split-freezes-name-symbol-in-interim-order\/articleshow\/134323242.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EC barred both factions from using party symbol, name in Bengal bypolls NEW DELHI: Election Commission Friday froze All India Trinamool Congress&#8216;s reserved &#8220;flowers and grass&#8221; poll symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.Pending final settlement, neither faction can use AITC&#8217;s name or symbol. 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