Trinamool Congress

"Don't Know Why We Are Losing": Moon Moon Sen On BJP Gains In Bengal

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Actor-politician Moon Moon Sen, who is trailing Babul Supriyo by over 65,000 votes in Bengal's Asansol, said her party Trinamool Congress should get 35-40 seats in Bengal even as BJP leads in 18 seats in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state.

Elections 2019: BJP Workers Celebrate As Trends Favour Party In West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

The BJP and the ruling TMC had been locked in a fierce battle in West Bengal.

Election Results 2019:"All Losers Are Not Losers": Mamata Banerjee Amid BJP's Big Bengal Show

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2019

As the BJP headed for a landslide victory and a second term riding on a stunning performance in states like Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said: "Congratulations to the winners. But all losers are not losers."

Election Results: BJP Is Now "Government-In-Waiting" In Bengal, Admits Trinamool's Chandan Mitra

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2019

The BJP's remarkable score in West Bengal, a long-time Left bastion-turned-Trinamool fortress, was among the big stories of the national election as votes were counted on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in more seats, 23 of the 42 seats in the state, but the BJP is close with 17 seats. The Congress is leading ...

India Election Results: Trinamool's Moon Moon Sen Trails BJP's Babul Supriyo In Bengal's Asansol

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Actor-politician Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Bengal's Asansol is trailing behind BJP's Babul Supriyo. Ms Sen was dubbed the "giant killer" after she defeated a nine-time Left lawmaker from Bengal's Bankura in 2014, soon after she joined politics.

Election Results: BJP's Massive Bengal Story: So Close To Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2019

Bengal is looking at a saffron surge as the BJP is racing towards an impressive score, closing the gap fast with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress as votes are counted for the national election on Thursday. The Trinamool is ahead in 23 of the state's 42 seats; BJP is ahead in 17.

Trinamool Attacks BJP Over Central Troop Deployment In Bengal Till May 25

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Questioning the BJP demand for deployment of central forces in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct is in place, an upset Trinamool Congress on Tuesday asked the Election Commission "if Emergency has been declared" in the state, sources said.

Bengal Elections: BJP Says Trinamool Leaders "Have Lost Their Mind", Demands Re-Polling

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

The BJP on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of widespread violence in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, and demanded repolling at several booths in eight out of the nine constituencies.

"Exit Poll Gossip," Scoffs Mamata Banerjee As Predictions Favour BJP

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

The exit polls may have given opposition parties a major shock ahead of counting day, but Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has refused to budge from her position that the country's next government will not be headed by the BJP.

Stop "Telecast" Of PM Modi's Visits To Shrines: Chandrababu Naidu To Poll Body

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand on Saturday was a violation of the poll code, and asked the Election Commission to ensure that "continuous telecast of his private activities" is stopped with immediate effect.

BJP Candidate Claims Trinamool Placed Special Mark On Voting Machines

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 19, 2019

Bengal's BJP candidate Anupam Hazra has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of placing a special mark against its election symbol in the Electronic Voting Machine to draw the voters' eye.

Over Trinamool Complaint Against PM, Babul Supriyo's "Tendulkar" Analogy

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday May 19, 2019

The Trinamool Congress's complaint to the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his "highly televised" Kedarnath visit was a violation of Model Code of Conduct, has prompted Union Minister Babul Supriyo's clarification in which he has compared PM's popularity with that of iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, saying media cover...

Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...

"Absolutely Unethical": PM's Kedarnath Trip Violates Code, Says Trinamool

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

The Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "widely televised" visit to Kedarnath shrine in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand was a violation of the Model Code. PM Modi will also visit Badrinath today.

Cars Set Ablaze, Bombs Hurled In Bengal's Bhatpara Day Before Polls

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday May 19, 2019

Ahead of the last phase of the marathon Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, clashes broke out between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Bhatpara, a constituency where Assembly bypolls are due on Sunday.