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Election Commission Freezes TMC Name and Symbol for West Bengal Bypolls
The Election Commission has frozen the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party name and symbol, assigning new identities to rival factions. This decision comes ahead of the October 6 West Bengal bypolls. The Election Commission has asked the factions to choose new names and symbols. One report states Mamata Banerjee's faction lost the symbol due to "exploitative politics." The Congress party has accused the BJP of "party chori" (party theft) in relation to the symbol dispute, a charge the BJP rejected by referencing the Congress party's own history.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
L 3 C 7 R 3
- Left (3): National Herald, The Hindu, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (7 votes, 9 outlets): Deccan Herald, Hindustan (Hindi) · Hindustan Times (HT Media — 1 vote), Jansatta, Lokmat, NDTV, Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), Prabhat Khabar
- Right (3): India Today, The Pioneer, Zee News (Hindi)