EC Receives Competing Claims from Trinamool Splinter Groups

The Election Commission's Delhi office became the arena for a heated contest on July 6, as two opposing Trinamool Congress factions lodged formal documents asserting ownership of the party's name, symbol, and treasury. The minority faction, led by Mamata Banerjee and represented by Kalyan Banerjee, Mahua Moitra and Sagarika Ghosh, argued that its legal position is robust. Meanwhile, the majority faction, headed by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, submitted its paperwork through a team of attorneys without a political delegation. Both sides have pledged to take the matter to court if dissatisfied with the Commission's verdict, underscoring the high stakes of the internal struggle.