# Mamata faction gets football player symbol and new party name; Ritabrata camp gets envelope

- Published: 2026-09-18T09:00:03.088Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T10:02:09.027Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Crime, law and justice, Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Advocate Kapil Sibal, Arup Roy-led rebel faction, Attack on a Trinamool Congress leader's car in Uttarpara, Hooghly district, Bharatiya Janata Party, Both camps, Calcutta High Court, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Congress, Congress Working Committee, Congress party, Democratic Trinamool Congress, Election Commission

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T09:02:08.031Z - Hindustan Times: [Mamata faction gets football player symbol and new party name; Ritabrata camp gets envelope](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tmc-faction-symbols-mamata-football-player-symbol-new-party-name-ritabrata-camp-envelope-101789720921106.html)
- 2026-09-18T09:00:26.656Z - Times of India: [TMC becomes 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress'; Didi gets football player as symbol](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tmc-becomes-mamata-all-india-trinamool-congress-didi-gets-football-player-as-symbol/articleshow/134330524.cms)
- 2026-09-18T09:00:03.088Z - India Today: [Mamata Banerjee's party, rebel camp get new name, poll symbol after EC freeze](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mamata-banerjee-led-tmc-faction-gets-football-player-poll-symbol-envelope-for-rebel-camp-after-ec-freeze-2997587-2026-09-18)
- 2026-09-18T09:01:32.790Z - Dharitri: [ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଆୟୋଗଙ୍କ ବଡ଼ ଘୋଷଣା: ମମତାଙ୍କୁ ମିଳିଲା ନୂଆ ପାର୍ଟି ନାଁ-ଚିହ୍ନ, ଜାଣନ୍ତୁ ଋତବ୍ରତଙ୍କୁ କ’ଣ ଦିଆଗଲା... - Dharitri](https://www.dharitri.com/major-announcement-by-the-election-commission-mamata-gets-a-new-party-name-and-symbol/)
- 2026-09-18T10:00:41.280Z - Times of India: ['Party driven by individual cult': Ritabrata Banerjee on Mamata-led faction's name](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/party-driven-by-individual-cult-ritabrata-banerjee-on-mamata-led-factions-name/articleshow/134331096.cms)
- 2026-09-18T11:00:59.802Z - Scroll: [Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, rebel faction get new names and symbols ahead of bye-polls](https://scroll.in/latest/1095835/mamata-banerjees-tmc-rebel-faction-get-new-names-and-symbols-ahead-of-bye-polls)
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- 2026-09-18T18:00:05.653Z - India Today: [Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against EC order to freeze TMC name, symbol](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/mamata-banerjee-supreme-court-ec-tmc-name-symbol-freeze-bengal-bypolls-2998013-2026-09-18)
- 2026-09-19T00:30:10.729Z - Times of India: [New symbols: Mamata gets 'football player', 'envelope' for rebel bloc](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/new-symbols-mamata-gets-football-player-envelope-for-rebel-bloc/articleshow/134345839.cms)
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- 2026-09-22T19:01:26.190Z - Amar Ujala: [पश्चिम बंगाल उपचुनाव: भाजपा के प्रचार में एनसीपीआई करेगी समर्थन, सत्तारुढ़ एनडीए ने गठबंधन से इनकार किया](https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/west-bengal-bypolls-ncpi-offers-to-campaign-for-bjp-alliance-possibility-state-politics-tmc-and-others-news-2026-09-22)
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- 2026-09-24T10:30:43.857Z - Scroll: [HC asks EC why it allotted symbol used by another party to rebel TMC faction](https://scroll.in/latest/1095961/hc-asks-ec-why-it-allotted-symbol-used-by-another-party-to-rebel-tmc-faction)
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- 2026-09-30T10:02:09.027Z - Hindustan Times: [Cal HC dismisses ISF plea, Democratic TMC to contest bypoll with envelope symbol](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cal-hc-dismisses-isf-plea-democratic-tmc-to-contest-bypoll-with-envelope-symbol-101790760403037.html)

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