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Supreme Court Orders ECI to Resolve TMC Name-Symbol Dispute Within Four Months
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News18•28-09-2026, 14:36
Supreme Court Orders ECI to Resolve TMC Name-Symbol Dispute Within Four Months
- •The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide the Trinamool Congress election symbol dispute within three months after the rival faction files its response.
- •A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked both factions to complete their pleadings before the poll panel within four weeks.
- •The ECI had issued an interim order freezing the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) name and its reserved ‘Flowers & Grass’ election symbol due to a dispute between rival factions.
- •Mamata Banerjee's faction was assigned ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ with the ‘Football Player’ symbol, while Ritabrata Banerjee's faction received ‘Democratic Trinamool Congress’ with the ‘Envelope’ symbol.
- •These temporary assignments are for upcoming by-elections and do not represent a final decision on the entitlement to the original party name and symbol.
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The Mamata Banerjee-led faction was assigned the name “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” with the ‘Football Player’ symbol, while the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction was allotted “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and the ‘Envelope’ symbol for the upcoming by-elections.
The Supreme Court instructed the Election Commission of India to issue its final decision on the dispute within three months after both factions complete their pleadings, or within four months overall as noted in the proceedings.
Mamata Banerjee challenged the ECI's interim decision because it froze the original All India Trinamool Congress name and its reserved ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for both rival factions ahead of the by-elections.
