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- West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee has challenged an Election Commission decision that prevents her faction from using the All India Trinamool Congress name and its original election symbol ahead of the October 6 assembly by-elections.
- The commission assigned her group a 'football player' symbol as an interim arrangement, which Banerjee has rejected as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
- She has vowed to continue her legal and political battle to restore the party's original identity and symbol.
What to watch next
- Supreme Court hearing on the challenge to the Election Commission's decision.
- The impact of the new 'football player' symbol on the October 6 by-election.
- Further legal and political actions by Mamata Banerjee regarding party identity.
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