{"id":25926,"date":"2026-09-18T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25926"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:58:11","slug":"mamata-banerjee-moves-supreme-court-against-ec-decision-to-freeze-tmc-name-symbol-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25926","title":{"rendered":"Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against EC decision to freeze TMC name, 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-134339866,imgsize-92848,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mamata-moves-sc.jpg\" alt=\"Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against EC decision to freeze TMC name, symbol\" title=\"Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, in Kolkata on Friday\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, in Kolkata on Friday\">Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, in Kolkata on Friday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC leader <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> has moved the Supreme Court challenging the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission-of-india\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission of India<\/a>\u2019s decision to bar her faction from using the All India <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/trinamool-congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinamool Congress<\/a> name and its traditional \u201cFlowers and Grass\u201d election symbol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The ECI had on Thursday frozen the party\u2019s name and symbol for the upcoming October 6 bypolls amid a dispute between rival factions of the Trinamool Congress over control of the party.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The poll panel subsequently allotted the Mamata Banerjee-led faction the name \u201cMamata All India Trinamool Congress\u201d and the \u201cFootball Player\u201d symbol for the bypolls. The rival faction was allotted the name \u201cDemocratic Trinamool Congress\u201d and the \u201cEnvelope\u201d symbol.<\/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=\"15\"\/>The ECI\u2019s interim arrangement applies to the upcoming bypolls, while the dispute over the original party name and symbol remains unresolved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The move comes amid an ongoing organisational dispute within the TMC, with rival factions staking claims to the party\u2019s identity and electoral symbol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Mamata\u2019s legal challenge before the Supreme Court seeks to contest the poll panel\u2019s decision to prevent her faction from using the original party name and \u201cFlowers and Grass\u201d symbol.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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