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The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.
The upcoming October 6 by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar have turned into a crucial referendum on Bengal’s political ground reality. While the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold, the contest between Mamata Banerjee’s loyalists and Ritabrata Banerjee’s dissident bloc will decide who commands actual public support as the state’s true opposition voice.
The fight for control of the Trinamool Congress reached the Election Commission of India on Thursday as rival camps led by Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the party name and symbol. With high-profile by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar scheduled for October 6, the ECI’s imminent verdict will determine which faction enters the fray as the authentic TMC.
West Bengal’s top administration has been overhauled by the Election Commission to guarantee a neutral playing field for the 2026 polls. By appointing Dushyant Nariala as Chief Secretary and Sanghamitra Ghosh as Home Secretary, the ECI is sending a clear message that administrative lapses and political influence will not be tolerated during the upcoming April elections.
Just hours before the 2026 election bugle was sounded, Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee announced a ₹500 hike for Hindu priests and Muslim muezzins. By approving all new applications and raising monthly payments to ₹2,000, the TMC government has secured a final outreach to the state’s spiritual leaders before the Model Code of Conduct halted all new policy moves.
The 2026 electoral battle has begun as the Election Commission announces poll dates for five key regions. With voting starting on April 9 and a unified result day on May 4, the political landscape of India faces a high-stakes month of campaigning under the now-active Model Code of Conduct.
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In a major setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist), veteran leader G Sudhakaran on Thursday announced that he has severed all ties with the party and declared that he will contest the upcoming Keralam Assembly elections as an independent from his home turf, Ambalappuzha.
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