Mamata Banerjee Loses TMC Name & Jora Phool Symbol | West Bengal Bypolls Crisis Explained

Election Commission freezes Trinamool Congress name and Jora Phool symbol. Mamata Banerjee’s faction now contests West Bengal bypolls as Mamata All India Trinamool Congress with the football player symbol after CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s interim order. Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls on 6 October 2026 have turned into a test of whether TMC can survive a split. Rahul from Rooster News walks through the withdrawals, the Congress backing, and why this fight may help Congress more than anyone expected. Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram nominee Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew after meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Her camp then backed Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, who was arrested the same evening in a 2007 case. In Rejinagar, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury first pulled out, citing the new symbol and alleged pressure on workers, then reversed course after speaking to Mamata and receiving a police security assurance. He is now contesting on the football player symbol. The Election Commission froze “All India Trinamool Congress” and the flowers-and-grass symbol pending a final decision. Mamata’s group was allotted “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” and Football Player. The Arup Roy / Ritabrata Banerjee camp got “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and Envelope. Both sides remain recognised parties in West Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura until the dispute is settled. Mamata has moved the Supreme Court. Rahul’s editorial makes three arguments. First: when BJP splits or weakens a regional party, the leftover anti-BJP vote often consolidates behind Congress. Mamata is now openly supporting the Congress candidate in Nandigram and talking about strengthening the INDIA alliance — language she did not use in 2019 or 2024. Second: the arrogance that once kept TMC at arm’s length from Rahul Gandhi looks harder to sustain when the party name and symbol are gone. A closer TMC–Congress arrangement, even a merger down the line, is no longer unthinkable. Third: invincibility in one state is not permanent. The same lesson applies to every party that treats voters as a locked vote bank. Watch till the end for the timeline of the EC order, the candidate drama, and what this means for Bengal and national opposition politics. If this breakdown helped you follow the story, like the video, subscribe to Rooster News, and hit the bell so you don’t miss the next editorial. Drop your take in the comments: was the freeze a fair interim step, or did it punish one faction more than the other? Share this with anyone trying to make sense of the West Bengal bypolls. #TMCSymbolFrozen #MamataBanerjee #WestBengalBypolls #ElectionCommission #Nandigram #Rejinagar #JoraPhool #FootballPlayerSymbol #RahulRoosterNews MAA NATURALS FERTILITY WELLNESS CENTRE Head Office Chennai Contact: 7550005857/9043464054 Address: No116, 2nd Floor, Sri Devi Kuppam Main Road, Valasaravakkam, Chennai -600087. ABOUT OUR CHANNEL Independent journalism that speaks truth to power and is free of corporate and political control is possible only when people start contributing towards the same. THE ROOSTER NEWS has been in operation since 15 OCT 2017 and it has been a completely voluntary effort from the beginning till date. Check out our channel here :-    / @theroosternews   Don't forget to subscribe! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL Get updates or reach out to Get updates on our Social Media Profiles! Twitter:   / therooosternews   Facebook:   / theroosternews   Instagram:   / theroosternews   Join Our Official WhatsApp Channel Link : https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCe... To continue and expand this endeavor, we looking for your support. FREE MEDIA FROM CORPORATE AND POLITICAL PARTIES … DONATE : 6374757882