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.
Tension gripped parts of South 24-Parganas after a Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was allegedly shot at in Gosaba late on Sunday night, triggering a fresh political flashpoint ahead of the Assembly poll.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that around 15 years ago the Balrampur police station would remain locked even at ten o’clock in the morning, whereas today residents and tourists in Balarampur are living peacefully under the TMC-led state government.
In the high-profile Asansol North seat, TMC state labour minister Moloy Ghatak is contesting against his main rival Krishnendu Mukherjee of the BJP.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Kerala convener and UDF candidate from Beypore has resigned from the Mamta Banerjee-led party.
The All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday dismissed reports that the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) had halted its operations in West Bengal for 20 days, calling the claim “completely baseless” and aimed at misleading voters ahead of key polling dates.