Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against freeze on TMC symbol
The petition said the Election Commission had banked on the statements of rebel legislators who were facing disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution
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The Trinamool Congress faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moved the Supreme Court on Friday (September 18, 2026) against a decision by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to freeze the party’s symbol.
The petition was filed hours after the top poll body on Friday (September 18, 2026) allotted new names and symbols to the two factions of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee.
On Thursday (September 17, 2026), the ECI had issued an interim order barring the use of the party symbol and name in the upcoming Assembly byelections in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal.
The Mamata-led faction got the name 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress' with ‘football player’ as its symbol, while the Ritabrata-led grouping was allotted the name 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' with the symbol of an 'envelope’.
The plea said the ECI did not comprehensively look into the party structure while considering rival claims made by the two camps.
The petition said the Election Commission had banked on the statements of rebel legislators who were facing disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution.
The Mamata Banerjee camp has also filed a separate petition highlighting the delay in the disqualification proceedings pending before the West Bengal Assembly Speaker against the 10 legislators from the rebel faction.
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Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against freeze on TMC symbol
The petition said the Election Commission had banked on the statements of rebel legislators who were facing disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution
6 hours from nowMamata moves Supreme Court against EC order freezing TMC name, symbol
The development comes after the Election Commission froze the original TMC name and its symbol amid a tussle between rival factions within the party.
3 hours from nowMamata moves Supreme Court against EC decision to freeze TMC name, symbol
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.
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