Trinamool Congress appoints MP Mahua Moitra as party's Goa in-charge
3 years, 4 months ago

Trinamool Congress appoints MP Mahua Moitra as party's Goa in-charge

India Today  

The All India Trinamool Congress has appointed Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra as the party's state in-charge of Goa. As per the notification, the decision to appoint Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra as the party's Goa in-charge was approved by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Thank you for the opportunity @MamataOfficial https://t.co/Dr5w901AP4 — Mahua Moitra November 13, 2021 Earlier on Saturday, the TMC named former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress has been trying to expand its footprint in Goa and Tripura, both BJP-ruled states, ahead of the Assembly polls next year.

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At Least Four BJP MPs From Bengal Keen To Shift To TMC: Kunal Ghosh
2 weeks, 5 days ago

At Least Four BJP MPs From Bengal Keen To Shift To TMC: Kunal Ghosh

ABP News  

Kolkata: At least, four BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal are keen to shift to Trinamool Congress immediately, claimed the state general secretary of the ruling party Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday. At the same time without specifying the exact number, Ghosh also claimed that besides these four Lok Sabha members, a group of BJP legislators are too eager to …

Trinamool launches membership drive in Kerala
1 month, 1 week ago

Trinamool launches membership drive in Kerala

The Hindu  

The All India Trinamool Congress officially launched its membership drive in Kerala on Sunday. Mr. O’Brien and Ms. Moitra said that the Trinamool, which means grassroots, would prefer deeds to words. Underscoring the importance taking on the BJP at the national level, Mr. O’Brien said that the Trinamool Congress had a better track record than that of the Congress. Mr. …

Trinamool Congress's Shatrughan Sinha To Campaign For AAP In Kejriwal's New Delhi Seat
2 months ago

Trinamool Congress's Shatrughan Sinha To Campaign For AAP In Kejriwal's New Delhi Seat

ABP News  

Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha will campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls, party sources said on Tuesday. These include former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's New Delhi constituency, Chief Minister Atishi's Kalkaji constituency, and Manish Sisodia's Jangpura constituency. The TMC had extended support to the AAP for the Delhi polls, where the …

Trinamool suspends ex-MP Santanu Sen and ex-MLA Arabul Islam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool suspends ex-MP Santanu Sen and ex-MLA Arabul Islam

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday suspended former party Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen and former Bhangar MLA Arabul Islam for anti-party activities. Kakali Sen, wife of Santanu Sen, is also a Trinamool Congress councillor from ward number 2 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation and recently she was removed from certain WhatsApp groups of the party. On January 1, 2025, while hoisting …

Trinamool Congress nominates Ritabrata Banerjee to Rajya Sabha
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress nominates Ritabrata Banerjee to Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday nominated Ritabrata Banerjee for upcoming elections to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. May he work towards upholding Trinamool's… — All India Trinamool Congress December 7, 2024 This recognition is truly well-deserved, reflecting the tireless effort @RitabrataBanerj has invested in strengthening the organization and advocating for trade union workers across WB. While it may take time …

Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday announced the nomination of Ritabrata Banerjee for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal, scheduled for December 20. The by-election comes after the resignation of MP and former bureaucrat Jawhar Sircar, who stepped down from the Rajya Sabha and quit the party in protest against alleged corruption in the state administration and the rape …

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday submitted two complaints to the Election Commission of India, one alleging misuse of Central forces by the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership and another directed at State BJP president Sukanata Majumdar. Most BJP leaders in the State are provided security cover by Central forces and the Trinamool leaders have been alleging that the forces deployed with …

Trinamool MP denies cover-up by Bengal govt in Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Gungi gudiya remark…’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool MP denies cover-up by Bengal govt in Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Gungi gudiya remark…’

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday denied allegations of a cover-up in the case of rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Mahua slams Opposition In her video message, the Krishnanagar MP criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in Opposition in the state, for their remarks that …

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally
8 months, 1 week ago

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally

The Hindu  

Nearly six weeks after the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will address party workers on Sunday at the annual Martyrs’ Day event where she is expected to speak about key issues, including the party’s role in the Opposition INDIA bloc. Earlier this month, the Trinamool Congress chairperson met Nationalist Congress Party president …

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal won all four assembly seats that went to by-polls on July 10. The by-polls were held in four assembly constituencies, including Maniktala in Kolkata, Bagdah in North 24 Parganas, Ranaghat Dakshin in Nadia and Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur. The Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021 had won three assembly seats except for Maniktala …

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress on Friday announced the names of four candidates in a mixed bag of old and new faces for the assembly bypoll in West Bengal to be held on July 10. The TMC supremo however did not give a second chance to another BJP turncoat Biswajit Das, who had also resigned as an MLA to contest the parliamentary …

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 16:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On May 28, three days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “This time, in the whole of Hindustan, the best performing State will be West Bengal. For Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress, this victory is …

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls are conspiring with the National Investigation Agency to have certain leaders of the State’s ruling party arrested ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that two BJP candidates have held a meeting with the NIA officer in Kolkata regarding …

ED summons TMC MP Mahua Moitra, bizman Darshan Hiranandani on Mar 28 in FEMA case
1 year ago

ED summons TMC MP Mahua Moitra, bizman Darshan Hiranandani on Mar 28 in FEMA case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 27 The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to TMC leader Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani for questioning in a Foreign Exchange Management Act contravention case on March 28, official sources said Wednesday. Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December for "unethical conduct", has been renominated by her party from West Bengal's Krishnanagar …

'CBI actions targeted to hinder my campaign': Mahua Moitra to poll panel
1 year ago

'CBI actions targeted to hinder my campaign': Mahua Moitra to poll panel

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader and former MP Mahua Moitra wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday alleging that the CBI is "harassing" her and "throttling her election campaign efforts". Moitra, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat, accused that the CBI has deliberately chosen to conduct four consecutive raids despite knowing about her candidacy. "Needless to mention, such a …

Mahua Moitra writes to poll panel after CBI raids, alleges harassment
1 year ago

Mahua Moitra writes to poll panel after CBI raids, alleges harassment

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader and former MP Mahua Moitra wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday alleging that the CBI is "harassing" her and "throttling her election campaign efforts". Moitra, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat, accused that the CBI has deliberately chosen to conduct four consecutive raids despite knowing about her candidacy. Moitra, who was a sitting …

TMC announces candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Mahua Moitra re-fielded from Krishnanagar
1 year ago

TMC announces candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Mahua Moitra re-fielded from Krishnanagar

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday announced candidates of Trinamool Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mahua Moitra who was expelled from Lok Sabha has been fielded from Krishnanagar. Mahua Moitra had won the 2019 Lok Sabha election from the Krishnanagar constituency in the Nadia district. She will run for …

Trinamool drops Nusrat Jahan amid Sandeshkhali row, gives ticket to Mahua Moitra
1 year ago

Trinamool drops Nusrat Jahan amid Sandeshkhali row, gives ticket to Mahua Moitra

India Today  

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday dropped MP Nusrat Jahan from contesting the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections amid the Sandeshkhali row, while it gave out a ticket to expelled MP Mahua Moitra for the Krishnanagar constituency. Sunday's development came weeks after Nusrat Jahan faced criticism that she did not visit Sandeshkhali even after …

From JP Morgan to Parliament: Mahua Moitra's journey
1 year, 3 months ago

From JP Morgan to Parliament: Mahua Moitra's journey

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra has been expelled from the Lok Sabha, weeks after Parliament's Ethics Committee recommended her expulsion over the cash-for-query scandal. Here's Mahua Moitra's journey from the corporate world to Lok Sabha. Mahua Moitra Mahua Moitra is a former Lok Sabha MP from Krishnanagar. Her big break came when she contested and won the West Bengal …

'End her Lok Sabha membership': BJP MP after CBI inquiry in Mahua Moitra case
1 year, 4 months ago

'End her Lok Sabha membership': BJP MP after CBI inquiry in Mahua Moitra case

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday said that Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who is facing allegations of "taking bribes for asking questions" in Parliament, should be relieved from Lok Sabha Membership. Bidhuri, who recently came under fire for hurling communal slurs against Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali, also said, there shall be "no separate law" for …

Thank you, says Mahua Moitra after TMC appoints her Krishnanagar district chief
1 year, 4 months ago

Thank you, says Mahua Moitra after TMC appoints her Krishnanagar district chief

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress on Monday appointed Mahua Moitra as president of the party’s organisational district of Krishnanagar, her Lok Sabha constituency in Bengal’s Nadia district, a decision that a party leader said was taken by TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Monday’s appointment of Mahua Moitra comes days after the Lok Sabha ethics committee on …

Trinamool Congress assigns key organisational post to Mahua Moitra
1 year, 4 months ago

Trinamool Congress assigns key organisational post to Mahua Moitra

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress on Monday appointed Mahua Moitra as the party’s president of Krishnnagar organisation district. EDITORIAL | Over the top: On Mahua Moitra and panel’s disqualification recommendation Ms. Moitra won the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat in 2019 with a margin of over 60,000 votes and the development was an indication that the party may field her again from the same …

TMC appoints Mahua Moitra as district president of Krishnanagar amid Ethics panel probe
1 year, 4 months ago

TMC appoints Mahua Moitra as district president of Krishnanagar amid Ethics panel probe

India TV News  

TMC MP Mahua Moitra was appointed as the party's district president of Krishnanagar, the All India Trinamool Congress informed on Monday. Earlier, the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee recommended TMC MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha in connection with the 'cash for query' case. According to Panel chief Vinod Sonkar, six members supported the report on the 'cash-for-query' charge against …

Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, says she is competent to fight the battle on her own
1 year, 4 months ago

Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, says she is competent to fight the battle on her own

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress leadership on November 9 put its weight behind Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra by raising questions on why the Ethics Committee of Parliament is not taking up allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party MPs and stating that the party MP was ‘competent enough to fight her own battle’. Speaking to media persons hours before the Ethics Committee adopted …

As Mahua Moitra faces the Parliament Ethics Committee, her 'jilted-Ex' Jai Anant Dehadrai asserts he can't be bullied into hiding the truth
1 year, 4 months ago

As Mahua Moitra faces the Parliament Ethics Committee, her 'jilted-Ex' Jai Anant Dehadrai asserts he can't be bullied into hiding the truth

Op India  

On Thursday, November 2, as TMC MP Mahua Moitra appears before the Parliament Ethics Committee for questioning in the ‘cash for query scam’ where she has been accused of misusing her Parliamentary privilege for monetary benefits, her ‘jilted-ex’ and SC lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai has told the media that he is not afraid of anybody and cannot be bullied into …

Lok Sabha ethics panel asks Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra to appear on November 2, rules out any further extension
1 year, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha ethics panel asks Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra to appear on November 2, rules out any further extension

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress member in the Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra, who is facing an inquiry into allegations of cash-for-query, has been asked to appear before the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on November 2, but the panel ruled out any further extension. The ethics panel is probing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s allegations that Ms. Moitra accepted bribes and favours for asking questions …

Trinamool Congress not to comment on ‘cash for query’ allegation against Mahua Moitra
1 year, 5 months ago

Trinamool Congress not to comment on ‘cash for query’ allegation against Mahua Moitra

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress — whose leadership has so far maintained a careful silence on the BJP’s allegations that MP Mahua Moitra accepted cash to ask questions in Parliament — has now officially distanced itself from its beleaguered MP. The TMC’s decision to distance itself from the Krishnanagar MP has not come as a surprise; Ms. Moitra, though popular in Delhi’s …

Trinamool Congress Tripura president Pijush Kanti Biswas quits post, party
1 year, 8 months ago

Trinamool Congress Tripura president Pijush Kanti Biswas quits post, party

The Hindu  

The last prominent face of the Trinamool Congress in Tripura, Pijush Kanti Biswas, resigned from the party on July 25. Mr. Biswas, who had switched over from the Congress in 2022, sent his resignation from the post as well as primary membership of the party to Trinamool chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr. Biswas earlier served as …

Trinamool Congress delegation's Manipur visit postponed to July 19 amid violence
1 year, 8 months ago

Trinamool Congress delegation's Manipur visit postponed to July 19 amid violence

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday said it has decided to postpone a scheduled visit of a party delegation to ethnic strife-torn Manipur to July 19 following a request from the government of the northeastern state. Senior TMC leader and West Bengal minister Shashi Panja said the party has decided to postpone the visit by a few days following a request …

Congress’ victory in Karnataka triggers speculation on TMC’s strategy for 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress’ victory in Karnataka triggers speculation on TMC’s strategy for 2024

Hindustan Times  

The landslide victory of the Congress in the recently concluded Karnataka assembly polls has triggered speculations on how Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will deal with the grand old party and the Left forces in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Since last year, the West Bengal chief minister has been saying …

TMC likely to make post-poll alliance in Tripura, hints party in-charge
2 years, 1 month ago

TMC likely to make post-poll alliance in Tripura, hints party in-charge

India Today  

Ahead of Mamata Banerjee’s two-day election campaign in Tripura, the Trinamool Congress's state unit dropped a major hint indicating possibilities for a post-poll alliance. The TMC’s Tripura in-charge, Rajib Banerjee, said to the press that the party would consider a coalition after the Assembly elections. He said the TMC believed in empowering people and good governance and that the party …

TMC will not join CPI(M)-Congress alliance in Tripura, Mamata to visit on February 6
2 years, 2 months ago

TMC will not join CPI(M)-Congress alliance in Tripura, Mamata to visit on February 6

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress will not join the CPI-Congress alliance in the ensuing Tripura Assembly election, a senior party leader said on January 22. Tripura Trinamool Congress president Pijush Kanti Biswas said TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister will arrive in Tripura on February 6 to campaign for party candidates. "The TMC is not going to forge any electoral understanding …

Trinamool Congress prepares for Mamata Banerjee rally in Meghalaya
2 years, 2 months ago

Trinamool Congress prepares for Mamata Banerjee rally in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to sound the poll bugle for the Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya on January 18, days after three of the 12 party MLAs quit to join rival parties. Banerjee, also the TMC chairperson, would be addressing a public rally at Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills district,” a party spokesperson said. “This …

No tie-up with Trinamool Congress in Tripura: CPI(M)
2 years, 2 months ago

No tie-up with Trinamool Congress in Tripura: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The CPI on Monday said the Trinamool Congress should not be a part of the Opposition platform as it envisaged to establish the ‘rule of law and democracy’ in Tripura. Party State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury blamed Mamata Banerjee’s group of ‘killing democracy’ in West Bengal saying the people of the State would not accept anything that involved the Trinamool Congress. …

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
2 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress

Firstpost  

Referring to Trinamool Congress workers as ‘servants’ of Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leader recalled his victory against the West Bengal chief minister in the Nandigram constituency during the assembly polls last year Durgapur : Wielding a ’trishul’ while attending a Jagaddhatri Puja function at Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari issued a threat …

West Bengal: BJP leader's son injured in clashes, Trinamool Congress denies involvement
2 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal: BJP leader's son injured in clashes, Trinamool Congress denies involvement

Firstpost  

The clashes allegedly took place in Boroj village in the Bhagwanpur area of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. The BJP has accused the Trinamool Congress of creating trouble Bhagwanpur : Several people were reported to be injured in clashes between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the Bhagwanpur area of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. During the …

Trinamool Congress to abstain from voting in vice presidential polls
2 years, 8 months ago

Trinamool Congress to abstain from voting in vice presidential polls

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has decided to abstain from voting in the vice presidential elections as it does not agree with the way the Opposition candidate was decided without keeping the party in the loop. NDA has fielded former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the vice presidential election, while the Opposition parties have fielded former Rajasthan governor …

Trinamool Congress to set up ad hoc committee in Goa to strengthen base in State
2 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool Congress to set up ad hoc committee in Goa to strengthen base in State

The Hindu  

The Goa unit of the Trinamool Congress has decided to set up an ad hoc state level executive committee with a view to strengthen its base in the State ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Recently, the party appointed cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad as its in charge for the State, replacing Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra. "It was decided that …

Goa polls: TMC deploys top guns ahead of results to avoid poaching of candidates, negotiate with Congress
3 years ago

Goa polls: TMC deploys top guns ahead of results to avoid poaching of candidates, negotiate with Congress

India Today  

With the Goa Assembly election results set to be declared on March 10, the Trinamool Congress is staying on its toes. READ: Goa records 79% voting in Assembly polls; Sawant says BJP to win over 22 seats "The All India Trinamool Congress is going to play the role of kingmaker in Goa.Abhishek Banerjee, Prashant Kishor and Derek O'Brien have gone …

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Will Fight 2024 Lok Sabha Polls From UP, Says 'Have To Chase BJP Away'
3 years, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Will Fight 2024 Lok Sabha Polls From UP, Says 'Have To Chase BJP Away'

ABP News  

New Delhi: After defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party and returning to a thumping majority in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants her party Trinamool Congress to emerge as a strong opposition to the BJP at the national level. The TMC chief while addressing the media in West Bengal said that her party will be contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha …

Trinamool Congress will contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh, announces Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 1 month ago

Trinamool Congress will contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh, announces Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Highlights TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has extended support to Akhilesh Yadav for UP polls. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her party will contest the Lok Sabha or General elections from UP. "In Uttar Pradesh, I am not going to contest Assembly polls but I am going to support SP chief Akhilesh Yadav …

Goa Assembly election | Kejriwal says AAP will think of allying with non-BJP parties in event of fractured mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa Assembly election | Kejriwal says AAP will think of allying with non-BJP parties in event of fractured mandate

The Hindu  

Remarking that the Aam Aadmi Party would only think of allying with a non-BJP party in the event of a fractured mandate in Goa, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday expressed confidence that such a need would not arise and said that his party had come forward as “a fresh hope” for Goans tired of …

Goa Elections 2022: 'Formal, definitive' alliance offer was made two weeks ago,' Moitra hits out at Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa Elections 2022: 'Formal, definitive' alliance offer was made two weeks ago,' Moitra hits out at Congress

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress Goa In-Charge Mahua Moitra on Friday hit out at Congress leader P Chidambaram saying that her party made a "formal and definitive" offer to Congress in Goa to defeat BJP. Moitra, who was responding to Chidambaram's statements about the lack of clarity about TMC's proposal said that if he is not aware of details he should speak to …

Congress can't defeat BJP alone: TMC's Mahua Moitra reiterates anti-BJP alliance in Goa
3 years, 2 months ago

Congress can't defeat BJP alone: TMC's Mahua Moitra reiterates anti-BJP alliance in Goa

India Today  

As assembly elections in five states including Goa draw closer, alliances to take on the BJP in the poll-bound states have risen. In Goa, as the Congress and Goa Forward Party seemed to have locked their deal, the Trinamool Congress once again tried reaching out to the Congress to fight the BJP. TMC Goa in-charge Mahua Moitra reached out to …

Cong. cannot defeat BJP in Goa on its own: TMC
3 years, 2 months ago

Cong. cannot defeat BJP in Goa on its own: TMC

The Hindu  

Criticising the Congress for sitting on a “high horse” and refusing to awaken to its “depleted strength” in Goa, the Trinamool Congress said the need of the hour was for the Opposition parties to come together and try to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party. TMC MP and Goa in-charge Mahua Moitra said on Thursday that leaders of the Congress party …

Goa Assembly polls 2022 | Victor Gonsalves joins Trinamool in Goa
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa Assembly polls 2022 | Victor Gonsalves joins Trinamool in Goa

The Hindu  

While the Assembly elections are barely a month away, political defections continue unabated in Goa, with senior Congress leader and former MLA Victor Gonsalves the latest to quit his party to join the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Thursday. They are fast losing the people’s trust,” claimed Mr. Gonsalves, who had won the St. Cruz seat way back in 1989 …

Trinamool Congress launches campaign song for Goa assembly elections
3 years, 2 months ago

Trinamool Congress launches campaign song for Goa assembly elections

Hindustan Times  

The Goa unit of the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday released the official campaign song for the upcoming state elections. Goa Trinamool Congress in-charge Mahua Moitra and fellow party leader Sandeep Vazarkar address a press conference in Panjim. Presenting to you the official campaign song of Goa Trinamool Congress, Goa Election 2022, ’Goenchi Navi Sakal’. In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, …

Goa Elections on Feb 14: All You Need to Know About Key Battle as TMC, AAP Push to be Surprise Factors
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa Elections on Feb 14: All You Need to Know About Key Battle as TMC, AAP Push to be Surprise Factors

News 18  

The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the assembly elections in Goa will be conducted on February 14 in a single phase. While chief minister Pramod Sawant-led BJP government is ruling the state at present, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Trinamool Congress will be surprise elements this election, even as Congress is also in the fray. Announcing the candidates for …

Goa assembly election: Congress-TMC alliance on cards?
3 years, 2 months ago

Goa assembly election: Congress-TMC alliance on cards?

India Today  

As Goa heads for assembly polls, new alliances seem to brew everyday. Many Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Luizinho Falerio and sole NCP MLA Churcill Aleamo joined TMC in the presence of Mamata Banerjee. However, TMC's state in charge, MP Mahua Moitra, hinted at a possible alliance with the Congress and the Goa Forward Party to stop the BJP …

TMC-MGP alliance to fight Goa polls with CM face: Mahua Moitra
3 years, 3 months ago

TMC-MGP alliance to fight Goa polls with CM face: Mahua Moitra

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said it will fight the upcoming Goa assembly elections by projecting a chief ministerial candidate and providing good governance will be its key poll plank in the coastal state. The Mamata Banerjee-led party has tied up with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, Goa's oldest regional outfit, for the polls to the 40-member assembly due in early …

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