Maharashtra polls: Cong fields former BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh against Fadnavis

The interim order and dispute have triggered a broader political row as leaders from Congress and BJP also weighed in on the ongoing tensions.

In an official order, the Election Commission directed that neither of the two groups led by Roy and Banerjee shall be permitted to use the name of the party “All India Trinamool Congress” simpliciter.

A day ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, addressed by ABVP National General Secretary Virendra Singh Solanki.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday questioned the rival faction's claims during the recognition hearing before the Election Commission, asking how they could claim that the party had ceased to exist in 2025 while being recognised as its legislative block in 2026.

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee on Thursday said the Election Commission of India must take the final decision on allotment of the Trinamool Congress' name and election symbol, as rival factions have submitted Forms A and B ahead of the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly by-elections.