Claim
The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress has now reached the Election Commission, with a delegation of party leaders led by Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee meeting the Commission's full bench.
“तृणमूल कांग्रेस पर कब्जे की लड़ाई अब चुनाव आयोग पर चली गई है। बंगाल विधानसभा में लीडर ऑफ अपोजिशन ऋतुब्रत बनर्जी की अगुवाई में पार्टी के नेताओं के एक डेलीगेशन ने इलेक्शन कमीशन की फुल बेंच से मुलाकात की।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent reports from the broadcast date confirm every element of the claim: the intra-TMC control battle had moved to the Election Commission, a delegation of the rebel faction's leaders met the ECI's full bench on July 2, 2026, and it was led by Ritabrata Banerjee, who had been recognised as Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly after the majority of TMC MLAs backed him.
Evidence
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/07/02/will-mamata-lose-tmc-symbol-ritabrata-banerjee-meets-eci-to-stake-claim.html The Week (July 2, 2026) reports Ritabrata Banerjee met the ECI to stake the rebel faction's claim over the TMC name and symbol. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/eci-writes-to-mamata-banerjee-ritabrata-banerjee-over-organisational-claims-and-authorised-signatories20260702210218/ ANI (July 2, 2026) confirms the ECI intervened in the TMC leadership tussle after Ritabrata Banerjee led a 10-member delegation that met the full bench, with both factions directed to respond by July 6. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://bilkulonline.com/2026/07/02/crucial-meeting-of-trinamools-rebel-faction-with-eci-today-over-rights-on-party-name-election-symbol/ Reports the rebel faction's meeting with the ECI full bench at noon on Thursday (July 2, 2026) over rights to the party name and election symbol; Ritabrata Banerjee described as the newly recognised Leader of Opposition backed by 58 of 80 TMC MLAs. ✓ reachable · archived