'Football player' vs 'envelope': EC allots new names and symbols to TMC factions
The Election Commission of India has assigned new names and symbols to two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress following a leadership dispute. The Mamata Banerjee-led group will use 'football player' while the Arup Roy-led group will use 'envelope' until the dispute is resolved.
Why it matters
This administrative decision impacts the political landscape of West Bengal and the upcoming bypolls, illustrating the regulatory role of the Election Commission.
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction "Mamata All India Trinamool Congress" as name and "football player" as party symbol.Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name "Democratic Trinamool Congress" and the symbol of "envelope."This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither faction of TMC can use its name or "flowers and grass" symbol after acknowledging a split between factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy.Both groups will have to contest the upcoming bypolls under different names and with election symbols allotted by the Commission.This arrangement will continue until the dispute is finally settled.EC said two rival groups each claimed…
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