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- The Election Commission froze the Trinamool Congress party name and symbol due to an ongoing internal factional dispute.
- Mamata Banerjee challenged this interim order in the Supreme Court after the commission assigned temporary names and symbols to the two rival groups.
- The commission allotted new identifiers for the upcoming October 6 bypolls to prevent further confusion.
- The dispute originated after internal party divisions surfaced following electoral defeats earlier this year.
What to watch next
- Supreme Court ruling on the Election Commission's interim order
- Outcome of the October 6 bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar
- Further developments in the factional split within the Trinamool Congress
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