{"id":25753,"date":"2026-09-18T09:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25753"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:11:12","slug":"tmc-becomes-mamata-all-india-trinamool-congress-didi-gets-football-player-as-symbol-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25753","title":{"rendered":"TMC becomes &#8216;Mamata All India Trinamool Congress&#8217;; Didi gets football player as symbol | 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-134330532,imgsize-85914,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mamata-banerjee.jpg\" alt=\"TMC becomes 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress'; Didi gets football player as symbol\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission<\/a> on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction &#8220;Mamata All India Trinamool Congress&#8221; as name and &#8220;football player&#8221; as party symbol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name &#8220;Democratic Trinamool Congress&#8221; and the symbol of &#8220;envelope.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither faction of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tmc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMC<\/a> can use its name or &#8220;flowers and grass&#8221; symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Both groups will have to contest the upcoming bypolls under different names and with election symbols allotted by the Commission.<\/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=\"13\"\/>This arrangement will continue until the dispute is finally settled.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ec\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EC<\/a> 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=\"20\"\/>The poll panel has been hearing competing claims from the two factions over control of the party, its name and election symbol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Both sides have submitted documents and appeared before the Commission during the proceedings.The dispute reached the Election Commission in July after the rival factions staked competing claims to control of the TMC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The panel subsequently sought responses on issues including organisational control, authorised signatories, party assets, name and election symbol.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/tmc-becomes-mamata-all-india-trinamool-congress-didi-gets-football-player-as-symbol\/articleshow\/134330524.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction &#8220;Mamata All India Trinamool Congress&#8221; as name and &#8220;football player&#8221; as party symbol.Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name &#8220;Democratic Trinamool Congress&#8221; and the symbol of &#8220;envelope.&#8221;This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mamata-banerjee.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction &#8220;Mamata All India Trinamool Congress&#8221; 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