EC likely to rule by Friday on TMC name, 'Twin Flower' symbol dispute ahead of Bengal bypolls

New Delhi, Sep 17 (UNI) The Election Commission of India is likely to take a decision by the end of this week, possibly on Friday, on the dispute over the Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and its traditional twin-flowers-on-grass election symbol, with rival factions led by Mamata Banerjee and West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee making their respective submissions before the poll panel in New Delhi on Thursday. The hearing assumes significance ahead of the October 6 Assembly by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar, with both factions seeking clarity over the party's organisational authority, official name and entitlement to use…