Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Election Commission Invites TMC Factions for Delhi Meetings
The Trinamool Congress has two groups arguing about who controls the party.
The Election Commission wants to hear from both groups.
It invited Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee to separate meetings.
The meetings will happen on Saturday in Dwarka.
Ritabrata Banerjee will meet the commission at 11 a.m.
Mamata Banerjee will meet it at noon.
Each leader can bring five people with them.
The commission discussed the matter before sending the invitations.
The Election Commission invited Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee for separate meetings about control of the Trinamool Congress.
Both meetings will take place on Saturday at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in Dwarka.
Mamata Banerjee was asked to attend at noon, while Ritabrata Banerjee was given an 11 a.m. meeting.
Each leader was asked to bring a delegation of five members.
The invitations followed an Election Commission discussion on the dispute on Wednesday.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee, representing rival Trinamool Congress factions, were invited by the Election Commission.
- What
- The Election Commission scheduled separate meetings concerning the dispute over control of the Trinamool Congress.
- When
- The meetings are scheduled for Saturday; Ritabrata Banerjee’s is at 11 a.m. and Mamata Banerjee’s is at noon.
- Where
- The meetings will be held at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in Dwarka.
- Why
- The Election Commission is addressing the dispute between the two factions over control of the party.
- Meeting date
- Saturday
- Venue
- India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, Dwarka
- Ritabrata Banerjee’s time
- 11 a.m.
- Mamata Banerjee’s time
- 12 p.m.
- Delegation size
- Five members for each leader
- Invitation issued
- Wednesday evening
- Commission discussion
- The matter was discussed at an Election Commission meeting on Wednesday.