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Mukul Roy Exits Trinamool Congress, Turbulence Expected Ahead

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday September 25, 2017

The Trinamool Congress today lost a man they called Chanakya - Mukul Roy, strategist and schemer, who helped Mamata Banerjee make the most of her charismatic leadership.

Mukul Roy Quits Trinamool After Meeting With Top BJP Leaders

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday September 25, 2017

Mukul Roy, one of the founder members of Mamata Banerjee's party, has today announced he is quitting the Trinamool Congress. He has resigned from the party's working committee today, and says he will soon surrender his membership of the party and of the Rajya Sabha.

'Don't Play With Fire': Mamata Banerjee To Group Planning Rally With Arms

India News | Reported By Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Sunday September 17, 2017

A day after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced plans to organise events to -worship- weapons on the final day of the Durga Puja festival in West Bengal later this month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked right-wing outfits not to "play with fire".

Forming Government In West Bengal Would Be BJP's Ultimate Achievement: Amit Shah

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Urging the state BJP leaders and activists to keep working towards the growth and betterment of the party, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said the party would achieve its ultimate goal when it forms the government in West Bengal.

For Trinamool Members Thinking Of Jumping Ship, Mamata Banerjee Has This Message

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday September 8, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today told leaders of her Trinamool Congress that if anyone wanted to leave the party and join some other, they were free to do so. "It is their personal choice," she is reported to have said at a core committee meeting at the office at her home complex in Kolkata.

Nothing Wrong With Being A Swayamsevak: Tripura Governor To NDTV

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Wednesday September 6, 2017

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, who stirs up quite a controversy with his tweets, got into a major spat on Tuesday with Trinamool Congress lawmaker Derek O'Brien.

Trinamool Lawmaker Sultan Ahmed Dies

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 4, 2017

Former Union minister and sitting Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed died today following a cardiac arrest at his residence in Kolkata.

2 Trinamool Leaders Face Show Cause For Abusing Triple Talaq Petitioner

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The Trinamool Congress has held its silence for a week now on the landmark Supreme Court judgement ruling instant triple talaq illegal. But now, two senior party leaders have publicly abused 31-year-old Ishrat Jahan, one of five petitioners in the case and forced the Trinamool to act.

Lalu Yadav's Opposition Rally Tests Political Rivals On Anti-BJP Pitch

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday August 21, 2017

Lalu Yadav's Patna rally on Sunday is drawing an opposition A-list, but Bahujan Samaj Pary chief Mayawati may choose to send a senior party leader instead of attending herself, with arch rival Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party confirming he will be on stage. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress clearly does not h...

Trinamool's Total Triumph In Bengal Civic Polls, BJP Distant Second

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday August 18, 2017

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has swept all seven urban local bodies for which elections were held in West Bengal on Sunday. Of a total 148 wards, the Trinamool has won a massive 140 and the BJP six. The Left's seat was won by the Forward Bloc, while the CPM and Congress drew a blank.

West Bengal Civic Body Polls: Opposition Demands Fresh Election

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 14, 2017

Major opposition parties in West Bengal have demanded cancellation of elections to the seven municipal bodies held today, alleging widespread violence and booth-capturing by Trinamool Congress workers.

Create 'Mass Fervour' Around PM Modi's 'New India' Vision, Centre Tells States; West Bengal Says No

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 13, 2017

West Bengal has instructed its schools to desist from following the Centre's circular, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said, terming the decision of the Trinamool Congress government as "unfortunate".

After Sporadic Clashes, Voting On For 7 Municipal Bodies In West Bengal

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday August 13, 2017

The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has left no stone unturned to ensure its victory in all the civic bodies

6 Trinamool Men In The Bag, BJP Eyes The Congress In Tripura

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday August 11, 2017

After acquiring all six lawmakers of the Trinamool Congress in Tripura, the BJP is now surveying the Congress. Sources in the BJP claim at least one Congress lawmaker is open to the idea of changing camp. The man is Ratan Lal Nath, a former leader of opposition, who has influence in 10 seats of the state.

Agents Of Corporate Houses In Niti Aayog: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar To NDTV

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday August 10, 2017

In Tripura, a state ruled by the Left for over 24 years, elections are only six months away. This week, the BJP went from having zero legislators in the state to becoming the main opposition party when six Trinamool Congress MLAs switched over to the BJP. The party claims soon a Congress legislator will follow suit.

Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Why It Matters For Both BJP And Congress In Gujarat

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday August 7, 2017

As the terms of several prominent faces in the Rajya Sabha, including Union minister Smriti Irani, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien, are coming to an end later this month, the polls to fill 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh will be held tomorrow.

6 Tripura Lawmakers Sacked By Mamata Banerjee Join BJP

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday August 7, 2017

Six Tripura legislators sacked by Mamata Banerjee from her Trinamool Congress after they supported Ram Nath Kovind for President of India last month, today joined the BJP. This gives the BJP its first entry in the assembly in Tripura, ruled for the last 24 years by the Left. The Trinamool is down to zero.

Bengal Rajya Sabha Polls: Trinamool, Congress Win Unopposed As CPI-M Nominee Disqualified

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 1, 2017

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress bagged five Rajya Sabha seats, and Congress won one unopposed after the nomination of CPI-M candidate Bikash Bhattacharya was rejected on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee, Winning 5 Bengal Rajya Sabha Seats, Suggests Meira Kumar For The 6th

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday July 27, 2017

From one of the most predictable elections of all, one out of six seats from West Bengal to the Upper House of parliament has suddenly put several political parties in a spin. The Bihar drama is only adding to the confusion over that seat. The other five are virtually in the bag for the Trinamool, given its huge majority in the state Assembly.

Mamata Banerjee's Campaign To Dislodge BJP A 'Daydream', Says Prakash Javadekar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 22, 2017

The Trinamoool Congress hit back at the BJP saying the party was scared after seeing yesterday's massive turnout at the West Bengal chief minister's rally and her popularity.

Trinamool Congress 'Reduced To A Signboard' In Tripura, Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 21, 2017

The BJP ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's call to 'oust' the party from the country and claimed that her Trinamool Congress had been 'reduced to a signboard' in Tripura, where it tried to expand its base.

Mamata Banerjee's New Attack On BJP: A 'Quit India Movement'

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Saturday July 22, 2017

Mamata Banerjee has called for a new "Quit India Movement". On the anniversary of the 9 August 1942 crusade by India's freedom fighters against the British, she will launch a campaign with the slogan "BJP Bharat Chhoro" or "BJP Quit India".

Darjeeling Clash: 1 Killed In Alleged Police Firing, Minister Denies Claim

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday July 18, 2017

A youth was allegedly shot dead by the police in Darjeeling's Mirik town last night after a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters spun out of control.

7 Opposition Legislators Vote For Ram Nath Kovind In Tripura Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

Six Trinamool Congress legislators who have been sacked and one Congress legislator in the 60-member Tripura assembly today voted for the National Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind

'Go Back To Darjeeling': Trinamool Congress Legislator Tells Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leaders

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

Trinamool Congress or TMC legislator Paresh Pal today shouted at three Gorkha Janmukti Morcha or GJM legislators and told them to "go back to Darjeeling" when they were in the West Bengal assembly to cast their votes in the presidential election

Presidential Election 2017: West Bengal Legislators Cast Their Vote

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

Voting for the presidential election was underway at the West Bengal Assembly with several legislators casting their votes.

Police Case Against BJP's Roopa Ganguly For Controversial Rape Remark

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Sunday July 16, 2017

A First Information Report or FIR has been filed against BJP lawmaker Roopa Ganguly for her controversial remarks about the safety of women in West Bengal that had sparked outrage and an equally contentious comeback from the state's ruling party.

Amid Bengal Tension, BJP Legislator Invokes Gujarat Riots In Hate Speech

Hyderabad News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Monday July 10, 2017

A controversial BJP lawmaker from Hyderabad T Raja Singh has jumped into the political slugfest between his party and West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government.

Attacking Governor To Shift Focus From Riots 'New Low' For Trinamool: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 7, 2017

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said that the West Bengal government has "stooped to a new low" by trying to "malign" the office of the governor in order to "divert" attention from its own failures.

Trinamool Protest Against Tripura Governor For Backing Bengal Counterpart

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 7, 2017

Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy was shown black flags by Trinamool Congress activists on Thursday after he backed his West Bengal counterpart in the latter's stand-off with the Mamata Banerjee government. Mr Roy accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of hushing up the news of communal violence in Basirhat sub-division in Bengal.