Mamata Banerjee And Regional Parties

A day after she accused the Congress and the Left of colluding in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee today trained her guns at Centre, stating that her Trinamool Congress (TMC) will "capture" Delhi and bring all regional parties under one umbrella.

Regional equations and traditional rivalries are on display as non-BJP parties opt to stay in or stay out of the big Opposition meeting called by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the run-up to the crucial Presidential election.

Mamata Banerjee, after reaching out to regional heavyweights MK Stalin and K Chandrasekhara Rao, reserved a grand snub for the Congress as she said no regional party is on good terms with it and it can go its own way.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday publicly rebuked her party leaders by name for factional feuds and not going to rural areas, as she tried to tone up the party ahead of the municipal elections in a region where it has been traditionally weak.

The BJP will focus its energy on conquering Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the next five years after its almost complete takeover of the northeast in the national election, the party's strategist in the region Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV. He also faulted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "trying to stop people from praising Lord Ram" in th...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked the BJP as usual but also the Congress, warning it against being "too proud of itself" as a national party. "Don't be proud that only you and BJP are national parties. The Trinamool is also a national party and after the elections it is regional parties that will decide who will form gov...

The Congress is "best equipped" to lead the opposition's charge against the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday, asserting that the party will have to handle its leadership role with "large-heartedness" and accommodate regional parties.

In a rare stab at political astrology, Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the BJP would not get more that 125 seats in the 2019 general elections and regional parties and not the Congress would be the decision-makers on who governs the country.

Telangana chief minister Chandrashekar Rao's week-long journey to push his idea of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front has hit another roadblock: the two key leaders of Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is not available for now and Mayawati is yet to confirm her presence.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said today 2018-19 is the "think federal" year, suggesting regional parties will play a crucial role at the Centre and projected Mamata Banerjee as one of the "most senior leaders in this matrix".

As the sit-in protest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three of his cabinet colleagues at Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal's house entered the third day, several regional parties, including the Trinamool Congress backed the protest.

Around two months after quitting Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday announced he had joined the new regional 'Hamro Sikkim Party', saying that he felt like an outsider in TMC.

In the backdrop of efforts by her to unite regional parties to take on the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said their target was Delhi and the Red Fort, and asserted that the BJP will never succeed in efforts to win West Bengal.

Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...

Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Ministers of two non-BJP states, met today for 15 minutes and later strenuously denied talking politics. But both states are on the BJP's radar and a federal front, by any name, may just have taken baby steps.

A day after she accused the Congress and the Left of colluding in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee today trained her guns at Centre, stating that her Trinamool Congress (TMC) will "capture" Delhi and bring all regional parties under one umbrella.

Regional equations and traditional rivalries are on display as non-BJP parties opt to stay in or stay out of the big Opposition meeting called by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the run-up to the crucial Presidential election.

Mamata Banerjee, after reaching out to regional heavyweights MK Stalin and K Chandrasekhara Rao, reserved a grand snub for the Congress as she said no regional party is on good terms with it and it can go its own way.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday publicly rebuked her party leaders by name for factional feuds and not going to rural areas, as she tried to tone up the party ahead of the municipal elections in a region where it has been traditionally weak.

The BJP will focus its energy on conquering Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the next five years after its almost complete takeover of the northeast in the national election, the party's strategist in the region Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV. He also faulted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "trying to stop people from praising Lord Ram" in th...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked the BJP as usual but also the Congress, warning it against being "too proud of itself" as a national party. "Don't be proud that only you and BJP are national parties. The Trinamool is also a national party and after the elections it is regional parties that will decide who will form gov...

The Congress is "best equipped" to lead the opposition's charge against the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday, asserting that the party will have to handle its leadership role with "large-heartedness" and accommodate regional parties.

In a rare stab at political astrology, Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the BJP would not get more that 125 seats in the 2019 general elections and regional parties and not the Congress would be the decision-makers on who governs the country.

Telangana chief minister Chandrashekar Rao's week-long journey to push his idea of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front has hit another roadblock: the two key leaders of Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is not available for now and Mayawati is yet to confirm her presence.

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said today 2018-19 is the "think federal" year, suggesting regional parties will play a crucial role at the Centre and projected Mamata Banerjee as one of the "most senior leaders in this matrix".

As the sit-in protest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three of his cabinet colleagues at Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal's house entered the third day, several regional parties, including the Trinamool Congress backed the protest.

Around two months after quitting Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday announced he had joined the new regional 'Hamro Sikkim Party', saying that he felt like an outsider in TMC.

In the backdrop of efforts by her to unite regional parties to take on the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said their target was Delhi and the Red Fort, and asserted that the BJP will never succeed in efforts to win West Bengal.

Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has said he will "not budge" from a police ground where he was detained yesterday and has spent over 24 hours so far, till the demands of farmers of the region are not met. Mr Sinha has accused the Maharashtra government...

Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, Chief Ministers of two non-BJP states, met today for 15 minutes and later strenuously denied talking politics. But both states are on the BJP's radar and a federal front, by any name, may just have taken baby steps.