{
  "id": 11367573,
  "title": "Trinamool stripped of its name and symbol, vote for BJP, says CM Suvendu in Rejinagar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/trinamool-stripped-of-its-name-and-symbol-vote-for-bjp-says-cm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T05:36:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/trinamool-stripped-of-its-name-and-symbol-vote-for-bjp-says-cm-suvendu-in-rejinagar/article71533649.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari of West Bengal's Trinamool Congress recently announced that the party has lost its name and symbol following a by-election in the minority-dominated Rejinagar constituency. Speaking at a public meeting in Rejinagar, Adhikari expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate would win the election. He urged voters to refrain from engaging in Hindu-Muslim politics and urged all nationalist forces to vote for the BJP. Rejinagar, which has 70% Muslim voters, is set to hold bypolls on October 6, alongside Nandigram. The Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee and the Opposition leader Ritabrata Banerjee, had their party name and symbol suspended by the Election Commission amid internal strife within the party. Adhikari accused the Trinamool Congress leadership of orchestrating communal riots across West Bengal and took a dig at the Left parties and Congress, who are also contesting in the Rejinagar bypolls.",
  "summary": "The Chief Minister urged the electorate not to engage in ‘Hindu-Muslim politics’ and said that all nationalist forces should vote for BJP",
  "key_points": [
    "Trinamool Congress loses name and symbol in Rejinagar by-election",
    "BJP candidate expected to win October 6 polls",
    "Suvendu Adhikari urges voters to avoid Hindu-Muslim politics"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The loss of its name and symbol compounds Trinamool Congress's challenges in Rejinagar, where Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is seeking to consolidate nationalist votes for the BJP.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}