ECI Bars Both TMC Factions from Using Party Name & Symbol 🚫 | West Bengal Bypolls 2026

Question: In an interim order ahead of the West Bengal Assembly bypolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) barred both rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) from using which of the following?

✅ Answer: The “All India Trinamool Congress” name and the “Flowers & Grass” election symbol.

The Election Commission of India issued an interim order on 17 September 2026, directing both rival factions to refrain from using the party’s existing name and reserved election symbol for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly bypolls.

Key Facts:
🗳️ Party: All India Trinamool Congress (AITC/TMC)
🚫 Party name frozen: “All India Trinamool Congress”
🌸🌿 Symbol frozen: “Flowers & Grass”
📅 ECI interim order: 17 September 2026
🏛️ Bypolls: Nandigram and Rejinagar
🔄 Both factions were directed to choose separate names and free election symbols for the bypolls.
⚖️ The arrangement is interim and does not constitute the final determination of the party-identity dispute.

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