New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee on Thursday said the Election Commission of India must take the final decision on allotment of the Trinamool Congress' name and election symbol, as rival factions have submitted Forms A and B ahead of the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly by-elections.

"We met the Election Commission's full bench today. We presented our arguments and addressed the queries raised regarding the by-elections in Rejinagar and Nandigram," Ritabrata Banerjee told reporters in Delhi.

"Yesterday was the deadline for filing nominations for these by-elections, and scrutiny took place today, so the issue of symbol allotment is now pending. We have submitted Forms A and B; however, Forms A an...