Bengal Congress

Bengal Congress Chief Submits Resignation Letter After Lok Sabha Debacle

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 9, 2019

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra submitted a letter of resignation from the post taking responsibility for the party''s poor show in the Lok Sabha election, according to a press statement released Tuesday.

Congress Bengal Chief Blames Mamata Banerjee For Rise Of BJP In State

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 8, 2019

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra on Saturday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the state, saying had she not pursued the policy of "blatant minority appeasement", the BJP would not have gained footing in Bengal.

Election 2019- "Shameful Fall For Once-Independent" Poll Body: Congress On Bengal Order

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

The Congress came down heavily on the Election Commission on Wednesday after it cut short the campaign period in West Bengal in view of violence, saying it has been a "shameful fall for a once-independent constitutional body".

BJP, Left, Congress Are Ram, Baam And Shyam, Says Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday alleged that the Congress and the Left are working together to help the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls so that Narendra Modi could become the Prime Minister again.

Won't Seek Mamata Banerjee's Support To Form Government: Congress Leader

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 18, 2019

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra said his party will not seek support from Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to form the next government or support her bid to become the prime minister in case the general election results throw up a hung Parliament.

Left, Congress, BJP Demand Re-Polling In West Bengal's Cooch Behar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 12, 2019

Delegations of Left parties, the Congress and the BJP approached the Election Commission on Thursday with complaints of violence and demanding re-polling.

"PM Modi Lies All Day, Lies Wherever He Goes": Rahul Gandhi At Bengal Rally

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday March 23, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being a chowkidar (watchman) only for rich fugitive businessmen such as Vijay Mallya and Mehul Choksi at a rally in West Bengal's Malda district today, news agency PTI reported. The political event, held to kickstart the party's poll campaign in the eastern state, had witnessed...

Seems Mukul Roy Wanted To Join Congress: Bengal Leader After BJP Buzz

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday March 13, 2019

Bengal Congress leader Deepa Das Munshi on Tuesday denied day long reports that she may join the BJP and that she met BJP leaders Mukul Roy and Kailash Vijayvargiya in Delhi on the possibility.

Rahul Gandhi To Talk To Sitaram Yechury Over Bengal Lok Sabha Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2019

AICC president Rahul Gandhi will speak with CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to resolve the impasse over seat-sharing formula between the two parties in West Bengal, Congress leaders said Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi Meets Bengal Congress Leader Over CPM Seat Sharing Proposal

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 5, 2019

West Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed various aspects on the proposed seat sharing with the CPI(M) in the state.

Rahul Gandhi Agrees On No Alliance With Trinamool: Bengal Congress Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 10, 2019

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra on Saturday said that party president Rahul Gandhi has "agreed" with their views of not forging any alliance with the Trinamool Congress in the state in the coming parliamentary elections

Bengal Congress Leader's Barb At Mamata Banerjee Sponsors BJP Glee

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary says it's with the help of ruling government that people were looted off in the chit fund scam. He also said the police commissioner is Mamata Banerjee's servant.

"Why Is Rajeev Kumar Avoiding CBI": Congress West Bengal Chief Asks

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 4, 2019

Taking a stand contradictory to Congress party's high command over the CBI controversy, West Bengal state party president Somen Mitra today asked why Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar is avoiding interrogation by the central investigating agency in the chit fund scam.

Anti-BJP Front Wobbles As Bengal Congress Leader Jumps Ship To Trinamool

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday January 29, 2019

The formation of a formidable anti-BJP alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections has hit another hurdle, with Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi slamming the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for inducting a prominent party member into its fold in West Bengal. "Mausam Noor's exit from the Congress is disappointing. Although the Trinamool Congress ta...

In Setback To Congress, Bengal Lawmaker Joins Trinamool

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Monday January 28, 2019

In a blue for the Congress in West Bengal, its two-time member of parliament from Malda (North) joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of Mamata Banerjee.