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India Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Trinamool Symbol Freeze

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC · How we work

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India’s Supreme Court declined to stay the Election Commission’s freeze on the Trinamool symbol.
Justice Surya Kant ordered the Election Commission to provide a timeline by Sep 28.
On Sep 18 the Commission gave Mamata’s faction “Mamata Trinamool Congress” and a football symbol.
The rival “Democratic Trinamool Congress” faction received an envelope symbol on Sep 18.

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Story summary

India’s Supreme Court declined to stay the Election Commission’s freeze on the Trinamool symbol.
Justice Surya Kant ordered the Election Commission to provide a timeline by Sep 28.
On Sep 18 the Commission gave Mamata’s faction “Mamata Trinamool Congress” and a football symbol.
The rival “Democratic Trinamool Congress” faction received an envelope symbol on Sep 18.