EC Bars Both Trinamool Factions From Using Party Name and Symbol in Bengal Bypolls

The Election Commission of India issued an interim order on Thursday amid a dispute between two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress party. The poll body directed both competing groups to refrain from using the Trinamool Congress party name during the upcoming Bengal bypolls. Both factions were also barred from using the party's official 'Flowers and Grass' symbol. The order was aimed at placing both groups on equal footing and safeguarding their respective rights and interests. In response, the rival factions have submitted new names and symbols to contest the bypolls.
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