TMC 2.0 is born, but will it find a place in the Sun?
It's official now, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) party has split, with the majority of 59 out of 80 MLAs opting out of the party founded and led by Mamata Banerjee.
It's official now, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) party has split, with the majority of 59 out of 80 MLAs opting out of the party founded and led by Mamata Banerjee.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday likened the escalating turmoil within the Trinamul Congress to the political rebellion that split Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena, alleging that an “Eknath Shinde model” was unfolding in Bengal as a fraction of rebel legislators challenged the party leadership.
Speculation is rife in the national capital that West Bengal could soon witness a political upheaval similar to the Maharashtra model? There are indications that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) might face an internal divide the way Shiv Sena underwent a split in 2022.
West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC), describing its 15-year rule in the state as a “nightmare”.
Veteran Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader Ashish Banerjee, former MLA of Rampurhat and former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, has resigned from his posts as district chairman and chairman of the Birbhum district core committee.
The BJP campaigned on the slogan of ‘paribartan’ (change), while the TMC projected ‘pratyabartan’ (return). The electorate, however, delivered its verdict in favour of change. More than 20 TMC leaders and ministers were defeated.
Hailing the BJP’s historic victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the party’s record win in the state would not have been possible without the efforts and struggles of countless BJP workers over generations.
After losing ground in key constituencies, Mamata Banerjee accused authorities of unfair practices, questioned the election outcome’s legitimacy, and signalled a political fight ahead for her party.
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