Kolkata, July 1 -- A 10-member delegation of the Ritabrata Banerjee-led breakaway faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi on Thursday to stake claim to the party's election symbol and bank accounts.

Banerjee said at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI) in Kolkata before leaving for Delhi, "We have an appointment with the full bench of the ECI at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi at 12 noon on Thursday. They (the ECI) have allowed a delegation of 10 members. We are the All India Trinamool Congress. After we held a special session on June 22, we informed the poll panel and sought an appointment with the ECI."

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