Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said that both factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have been asked to submit three options each for the party name and a free election symbol by 11 am on September 18.

This comes after the Election Commission of India (ECI) decided to freeze the name and election symbol of AITC for the scheduled Assembly by-elections.

The EC passed an interim order on Thursday barring both rival factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the name "All India Trinamool Congress" or the party's "Flowers and Grass" symbol until the leadership dispute is finally resolved.

"EC bars both TMC factions from using party name and symbol in West Bengal by-e...