NEW DELHI, Sept 18: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred both rival factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party’s name and reserved “Flowers and Grass” symbol in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar. In an interim order issued on Thursday, the Commission said neither the faction led […]

Congress supports Mamata Banerjee as ECI freezes Trinamool Congress name and symbol, raising concerns over democratic integrity.

Congress supports Mamata Banerjee as ECI freezes Trinamool Congress name and symbol, raising concerns over democratic integrity.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered the freezing of the “name” and “symbol” of the Trinamool Congress as a political party for the time being, affecting both factions of the party.