TMC May Not Stand Ground Legally if it Challenges EC Move to Deregister it as National Party | Here’s Why

Parting ways with the Congress, Mamata Banerjee floated her own political party and named it the All India Trinamool Congress — TMC — on January 1, 1998. More than 16 years later, the TMC became a national party but another seven years down the line, the tag has been withdrawn.

The Trinamool Congress was exploring legal options to challenge the decision of the Election Commission (EC) which withdrew its national party status on Monday….