"Congress" dropped from Mamata Banerjee's party logo, it's "Trinamool" now

TMC parted ways with the grand old party in 1998 and finally the last tinges of Congress have also been removed.

Banerjee formed a new party as she was didn't approve of how Congress dealt with CPI(M), which was ruling the state back then.

After the 2014 general elections, TMC was declared a national party by the Election Commission.

While blue and green are the prominent colors in the logo, it also has a speck of saffron. Earlier, the Jora Ghas Phul of TMC had tricolor petals.

The words Bengaliamaar, apnar, Banglar (meaning mine, yours, Bengal's) are also printed on the new flags.

The sudden change in the party's logo raised questions which Banerjee silenced by saying, "I don't like the BJP's color."

The saffron color has been widely used by BJP and other Hindutva outfits, so Banerjee's dislike is obvious.

In the past, she had said Sangh Pariwar's saffron is different from the one saints donned.

Citing that TMC and BJP's logos share the same color, Left parties had also claimed that both parties have "some kind of understanding".

But the new logo dispels those theories.

The new logo has already been updated on social media pages of TMC. Party leaders like Derek O'Brien and Abhishek Banerjee have also started using it.

With the revamp, Banerjee has hinted she wants to maintain distance from Congress.

Her decision before the crucial elections brings poor reputation to the grand old party which is hoping for resurrection with the help of allies.