The Election Commission has assigned new names and symbols to the two factions of the Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy respectively.
On Friday, the Election Commission allocated new names and symbols to the two factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The faction led by Mamata Banerjee was assigned the name ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ with the symbol ‘football player’. The Arup Roy faction of the party was allotted the name of ‘Democratic Trinamool Congress’ with the 'envelope as its symbol.
On Thursday, the commission had barred both factions from using the name of the TMC and the ‘flowers and grass’ symbol in the upcoming Assembly bye-polls on October 6. According to reports, Mamata Banerjee's faction has announced their support for the Congress candidate in the Nandigram Assembly bye-elections.
Before Sanchita Pradhan withdrew her nomination, photographs of her meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari were shared online.
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