TMC Split Explained | ECI Allots New Names & Symbols to Mamata and Ritabrata Factions

The ECI has allotted “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” and the Football Player symbol to the faction led by Mamata Banerjee. The rival faction led by Arup Roy, with Ritabrata Banerjee as a prominent representative, has been allotted “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and the Envelope symbol. Both groups have been recognised as political parties in West Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura. The decision follows the ECI's interim order freezing the use of the original “All India Trinamool Congress” name and its Flowers & Grass (“Jora Phool”) symbol while the Commission considers the competing claims over the party's identity and organisational control. The two factions are set to contest the upcoming Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls on October 6, 2026, using their newly allotted identities. The ECI's present allotment is for the electoral contest while the broader dispute remains subject to the Commission's final determination. In This Video, We Explain: Why did the ECI freeze the TMC name and symbol? What happened to the Jora Phool symbol? What is the new name of Mamata Banerjee's faction? What symbol has been allotted to Mamata's faction? What is the new name of the rival faction? What symbol has been allotted to the rival faction? What is the role of the Election Commission? What is Para 15 of the Election Symbols Order, 1968? How does the ECI handle disputes over party names and symbols? What happens to the original TMC name and symbol? What does this mean for the upcoming West Bengal bypolls? Key Facts Mamata Banerjee faction → Mamata All India Trinamool Congress → Football Player symbol Arup Roy-led faction → Democratic Trinamool Congress → Envelope symbol Original TMC identity → All India Trinamool Congress → Flowers & Grass / Jora Phool → Currently frozen pending the ECI's final decision. UPSC / Polity Angle Election Commission of India → Election Symbols Order, 1968 → Party Split → Recognition → Party Name & Symbol → Para 15 This topic is useful for UPSC Polity, Election Commission, Constitutional Bodies, Electoral Politics and Current Affairs 2026. TMC split 2026, Trinamool Congress split, TMC new name, TMC new symbol, Mamata new party name, Mamata new symbol, Mamata All India Trinamool Congress, Democratic Trinamool Congress, Ritabrata Banerjee, Arup Roy, TMC symbol frozen, Jora Phool symbol, Trinamool Congress symbol, Election Commission TMC, ECI TMC decision, TMC faction dispute, West Bengal politics 2026, West Bengal bypoll 2026, Nandigram bypoll 2026, Rejinagar bypoll 2026, Election Symbols Order 1968, Para 15 Election Symbols Order, Election Commission of India, UPSC polity current affairs, UPSC 2026 #TMC #TrinamoolCongress #MamataBanerjee #RitabrataBanerjee #ArupRoy #ECI #ElectionCommission #WestBengal #TMCNews #TMCNewSymbol #JoraPhool #Nandigram #Rejinagar #IndianPolity #UPSC2026 #UPSC #CurrentAffairs #ElectionSymbols