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.
After 2011, a significant section of the Left’s traditional voter base shifted to the BJP, seeing it as a stronger challenger to the TMC.
The leader of opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)candidate from Bhabanipur Suvendu Adhikari said that chief minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting on A TMC ticket in the same assembly constituency will lose by at least 30,000 votes.
The leader of opposition and Bhabanipur’s BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was intimidating voters and creating fear among them in Bhabanipur.
A polling agent was allegedly attacked with iron rods in Nadia before voting began, leaving him with serious head injuries. He was rescued by police and hospitalised, even as early turnout crossed 18% across key districts.
Voting across 142 seats in West Bengal’s crucial second phase saw a slow start at some booths after EVM issues were alleged. As polling continued, BJP leaders expressed confidence of a major win while TMC focused on holding its strongholds.
