Overview
- The Election Commission issued an interim order that bars both rival groups from using the name “All India Trinamool Congress” and its reserved “Flowers & Grass” symbol while it studies which faction meets party-constitution and representative‑support tests.
- The ECI assigned temporary identities for the October 6 bypolls, giving Mamata Banerjee’s camp the name 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress' with a football‑player symbol and the rival group the name 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' with an envelope symbol.
- Mamata Banerjee moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of her challenge to the freeze, and the apex court agreed to list the petition for expedited consideration.
- The Calcutta High Court preserved the Mamata faction’s conditional control of three party bank accounts until January 29, 2027, allowing limited day‑to‑day spending under a court‑appointed officer.
- Smaller West Bengal parties that lost registered symbols to the ECI’s temporary allotments, notably the Indian Secular Front/AISF, have filed challenges in the Calcutta High Court arguing the reassignments will confuse voters and require review.