  We study the dynamics of symmetric exclusion process (SEP) in the presence of
stochastic resetting to two possible specific configurations -- with rate $r_1$
(respectively, $r_2$) the system is reset to a step-like configuration where
all the particles are clustered in the left (respectively, right) half of the
system. We show that this dichotomous resetting leads to a range of rich
behaviour, both dynamical and in the stationary state. We calculate the exact
stationary profile in the presence of this dichotomous resetting and show that
the diffusive current grows linearly in time, but unlike the resetting to a
single configuration, the current can have negative average value in this case.
For $r_1=r_2,$ the average current vanishes, and density profile becomes flat
in the stationary state, similar to the equilibrium SEP. However, the system
remains far from equilibrium and we characterize the nonequilibrium signatures
of this `zero-current state'. We show that both the spatial and temporal
density correlations in this zero-current state are radically different than in
equilibrium SEP. We also study the behaviour of this zero-current state under
an external perturbation and demonstrate that its response differs drastically
from that of equilibrium SEP -- while a small driving field generates a current
which grows as $\sqrt{t}$ in the absence of resetting, the zero-current state
in the presence of dichotomous resetting shows a current $\sim t$ under the
same perturbation.
