Kerala MLA Joins TMC After Exiting LDF
4 days, 19 hours ago

Kerala MLA Joins TMC After Exiting LDF

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: In a surprise move, independent MLA of Nilambur in Kerala PV Anvar joined Trinamul Congress in the city on Friday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's MP nephew and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee welcomed him to the party. Mr Banerjee wrote on X-handle, “Warmest welcome to Shri PV Anvar, the esteemed MLA from Nilambur, Kerala, as he joins the @AITCofficial family. Together, we will strive for a progressive India where every voice matters and every dream is realized!” TMC posted on X-handle, “Extending a very warm welcome to Shri P V Anvar, MLA Nilambur, who joined the @AITCofficial family today in the presence of our Hon'ble Nat'l GS Shri @abhishekaitc.

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Kerala MLA PV Anvar who joined Trinamool resigns from Assembly
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2 days, 11 hours ago

Kerala MLA PV Anvar who joined Trinamool resigns from Assembly

India Today  

Independent MLA PV Anvar resigned as Nilambur legislative representative on Monday. Anvar, who was backed by the ruling Left Democratic Front in the state earlier, joined Trinamool Congress last week. After separating from the LDF, the former Nilambur MLA Anvar, formed his own Democratic Movement of Kerala, despite speculations that he would be joining either the Kerala Congress or the …

Trinamool Congress enters Kerala as Nilambur MLA PV Anvar joins party
5 days, 11 hours ago

Trinamool Congress enters Kerala as Nilambur MLA PV Anvar joins party

India Today  

Kerala’s Nilambur MLA PV Anvar joined the Trinamool Congress, with party leader Abhishek Banerjee welcoming him into the fold. Anvar’s induction into the party was announced by Banerjee on X, who extended a warm welcome, stating, "His dedication to public service and his advocacy for the rights of the people of Kerala enrich our shared mission of inclusive growth." In …

Congress in Kerala eases stance on Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar’s political inclusion
1 week, 1 day ago

Congress in Kerala eases stance on Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar’s political inclusion

The Hindu  

A day after Independent legislator P.V. The UDF also found common ground with Mr. Anvar, the Nilambur MLA, over the latter’s opposition to the Kerala Forest Bill, 2024, and the ruling Left Democratic Front government’s alleged failure to protect the lives and property of citizens, primarily settler farmers abutting forest lands, from wildlife raids and attacks. Mr. Satheesan said Mr. …

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party

The Hindu  

Disgruntled Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar said here on Wednesday that he would float a new party ahead of the next local body elections in the State. Mr. Anvar said his party would lay stress on secularism and would accommodate Dalits and backward communities. Kunhalikutty, MLA, said the United Democratic Front would discuss Mr. Anvar’s move to float a new party …

CPM cuts ties with Independent MLA PV Anvar after attack on Kerala CM Vijayan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CPM cuts ties with Independent MLA PV Anvar after attack on Kerala CM Vijayan

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: The Communist Party of India on Friday snapped ties with LDF legislator PV Anvar following his sharp attacks on the Pinarayi Vijayan government over alleged inaction on his complaints against additional director general of police MR Ajith Kumar and the chief minister’s political secretary P Sasi. Nilambur MLA P V Anvar told reporters on Thursday that the chief minister …

TMC MLA Humayun Kabir creates stir, threatens to drown Hindus in Bhagirathi river | VIDEO
8 months, 1 week ago

TMC MLA Humayun Kabir creates stir, threatens to drown Hindus in Bhagirathi river | VIDEO

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who was campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, allegedly threatened to "drown Hindus in the Bhagirathi River within two hours" or he would retire from active politics. Humayun Kabir serves as the MLA representing the Bharatpur assembly constituency, situated in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Watch …

Vilavancode Congress MLA joins BJP, may be disqualified
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vilavancode Congress MLA joins BJP, may be disqualified

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : Vilavancode Congress MLA S Vijayadharani on Saturday officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s national headquarters in New Delhi bringing to end nearly two weeks of speculation. The event took place in the presence of union minister L Murugan, BJP national secretary Arvind Menon, and state incharge Sudhakar Reddy. The BJP formally announced her joining, accompanied …

Lone Congress MLA in Bengal defects to Trinamool, three months after victory
1 year, 7 months ago

Lone Congress MLA in Bengal defects to Trinamool, three months after victory

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the Congress in West Bengal, its only MLA in the State Assembly, Bayron Biswas, on May 29 joined the Trinamool Congress. Mr. Banerjee said that the MLA had decided to join Trinamool Congress soon after winning Assembly by-polls. When Adhir Chowdhury says he will continue to oppose Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, who is he …

TMC leaders might switch parties to save themselves from ED probes: BJP
2 years, 5 months ago

TMC leaders might switch parties to save themselves from ED probes: BJP

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday claimed that several ministers of the Trinamool Congress Party are planning to switch parties and join the former in order to escape from the anti-money laundering agency. Yesterday, actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who had joined the BJP around the West Bengal Assembly polls last year, claimed 38 TMC MLAs are in touch …

Do you want to hear breaking news? BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty says this about 38 TMC MLAs | WATCH
2 years, 5 months ago

Do you want to hear breaking news? BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty says this about 38 TMC MLAs | WATCH

India TV News  

Highlights Do you want to hear breaking news, asked Bengal BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty Mithun said that 38 TMC MLAs have good relations with the BJP Mithun's statement has come at a time when Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee is being grilled by ED West Bengal politics: BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty in a startling revelation said that close to 40 TMC …

BJP Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh returns to Trinamool Congress
2 years, 7 months ago

BJP Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh returns to Trinamool Congress

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party, party’s Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on Sunday joined the Trinamool Congress. Mr. Singh joined the State’s ruling party in presence of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other senior leaders from North 24 Parganas at party’s Camac Street office in the city. Before the joining, the Barrackpore …

3-time Goa Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco resigns from party, likely to join TMC
3 years ago

3-time Goa Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco resigns from party, likely to join TMC

India Today  

In yet another blow for the Congress in Goa ahead of the coming assembly polls, sitting MLA from Curtorim Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco resigned from Congress and as legislator. READ: After resigning as MLA and quitting BJP, Alina Saldanha joins AAP ahead of Goa polls Lorenco was received by TMC Rajya Sabha MP Dr Shantanu Sen and MLA Tapas Chatterjee at …

Meghalaya: 12 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya: 12 Congress MLAs join Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Twelve of the 17 Congress MLAs in the Meghalaya Assembly on Thursday joined the Trinamool Congress, dealing a body blow to the grand old party in the northeastern state, their leader and former chief minister Mukul Sangma said. He said the decision to shift allegiance to Mamata Banerjee's party was taken after "exhaustive due diligence and analysis about how best …

Meghalaya: 12 MLAs, including former CM Mukul Sangma, quit Congress, to join TMC today
3 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya: 12 MLAs, including former CM Mukul Sangma, quit Congress, to join TMC today

Firstpost  

The move comes after Congress MP Kirti Azad and ex-JD general secretary Pawan Varma joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party In a massive jolt to the opposition Congress in Meghalaya, 12 of its 17 MLAs led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma will join Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress on Thursday, said one of the defecting lawmakers H M Shangpliang. We will …

Fifth BJP legislator joins Trinamool Congress in less than six months
3 years, 2 months ago

Fifth BJP legislator joins Trinamool Congress in less than six months

Hindustan Times  

In another blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, Krishna Kalyani --- the party’s MLA from Raiganj in north Bengal --- joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday. Krishna Kalyani -- the BJP’s MLA from Raiganj in north Bengal joined the ruling Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Wednesday. He had quit the BJP on October 1 after being …

After Goa, Tripura, TMC's 'Mission India' in Meghalaya; Ex-CM Mukul Sangma, 13 Cong MLAs May Switch
3 years, 3 months ago

After Goa, Tripura, TMC's 'Mission India' in Meghalaya; Ex-CM Mukul Sangma, 13 Cong MLAs May Switch

News 18  

Former Meghalaya chief minister and current leader of opposition, Mukul Sangma, and 13 other MLAs are likely to quit the Congress on Friday and join the All India Trinamool Congress. Sources confirmed to News18 that Sangma had visited to Kolkata last week and met the top TMC leaders during his stay. He is expected to make an official announcement after …

Bengal polls 2021: TMC faces fresh spate of defections as 5 sitting MLAs, other leaders join BJP
3 years, 10 months ago

Bengal polls 2021: TMC faces fresh spate of defections as 5 sitting MLAs, other leaders join BJP

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday lost five more sitting MLAs and the control of the Malda Zilla Parishad to the BJP as defections continued to rock West Bengal's ruling party ahead of the assembly polls. Four-time MLAs Sonali Guha, a close associate of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for decades, and 80-year-old Rabindranath Bhattacharya, a prominent face of the Singur movement, …

Rajib Banerjee, 4 other TMC rebels join BJP after meeting Amit Shah in Delhi
3 years, 11 months ago

Rajib Banerjee, 4 other TMC rebels join BJP after meeting Amit Shah in Delhi

India Today  

Five rebel Trinamool Congress leaders joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday. In a tweet, Amit Shah wrote, "Former TMC leaders Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti and Rudranil Ghosh joined the BJP today in New Delhi. Former TMC leaders Mr. Rajib Banerjee, Ms. Baishali Dalmiya, Mr. Prabir …

TMC Minister In The Spotlight As Talks Of Him Defecting Surface
4 years ago

TMC Minister In The Spotlight As Talks Of Him Defecting Surface

The Quint  

Over the past few weeks, and especially after Suvendu's exit, posters independent posters of Banerjee, without any mention of the TMC, have started coming up in Hooghly. In a public meeting in November, Banerjee had expressed his disappointment over how the party was being run by "yes men" and that experienced, older leaders were being sidelined. The surfacing of posters …

Another jolt to TMC as its MLA Banasri Maity resigns, to join BJP
4 years ago

Another jolt to TMC as its MLA Banasri Maity resigns, to join BJP

Op India  

Troubles do not seem to end for Trinamool Congress ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, as another TMC MLA Banasri Maity submitted her resignation from the party today. Several senior TMC leaders have resigned from TMC After the top TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari submitted his resignation on December 16 following a prolonged discontentment with the party, a string …

Suvendu Adhikari mounts trouble for TMC, may join BJP with other MLAs, MPs
4 years ago

Suvendu Adhikari mounts trouble for TMC, may join BJP with other MLAs, MPs

India Today  

Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned from the post of an MLA and tendered his resignation to the Bengal Assembly Speaker. Adhikari, who had fallen out with West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee almost eight months ago, had been addressing meetings and public gatherings on his own without the Trinamool Congress banner. Interestingly, Mondal’s remark has come a …

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh says 8 TMC MLAs in touch, willing to switch
5 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh says 8 TMC MLAs in touch, willing to switch

Firstpost  

Since the 2019 Lok Sabha poll results, seven TMC MLAs and one Congress and CPI MLA each has switched over to the BJP in West Bengal Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Monday claimed that eight Trinamool Congress MLAs are in touch with him and are willing to switch over. Ghosh and other top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata …

‘Yeh trailer hai’, says Mukul Roy as Trinamool MLA, 10 zila parishad members join BJP
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Yeh trailer hai’, says Mukul Roy as Trinamool MLA, 10 zila parishad members join BJP

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader Mukul Roy used a popular line from a Bollywood film to take a dig at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after one more Trinamool Congress MLA and ten district council members, including their chief, jumped ship. BJP leader Mukul Roy used a popular line from a Bollywood film to take a dig at West Bengal chief minister …

TMC MLA, 16 Bengal councillors join BJP; Kailash Vijayvargiya says saffron party is first preference for those wanting peace in state
5 years, 6 months ago

TMC MLA, 16 Bengal councillors join BJP; Kailash Vijayvargiya says saffron party is first preference for those wanting peace in state

Firstpost  

Noapara MLA Sunil Singh, along with the 15 TMC councillors and another Congress councilor, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of general secretary and West Bengal incharge Kailash Vijayvargiya, and senior leader Mukul Roy. New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress legislator and 15 councilors of the party in West Bengal joined the BJP in New Delhi on Monday. Noapara …

Another jolt to Mamata Banerjee as TMC’s Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP
5 years, 6 months ago

Another jolt to Mamata Banerjee as TMC’s Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh, 12 councillors join BJP

Op India  

In another big blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, another local strongman and Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh has joined the BJP, reports ANI. Delhi: TMC Nowpara MLA Sunil Singh and 12 TMC Councillors join BJP in presence of BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy. Sunil Singh will join the BJP with the 12 councillors at …

TMC migration to BJP continues, another MLA abandons Mamata Banerjee
5 years, 7 months ago

TMC migration to BJP continues, another MLA abandons Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

A day after two Trinamool Congress MLAs and 50 councillors joined Bharatiya Janata Party, another TMC MLA jumped ship on Wednesday. TMC MLA Monirul Islam joined the BJP along with two TMC youth wing general secretaries Mohammad Asif Iqbal and Gadhadhar Hazra and a party leader Nimai Das. The BJP projected the decision of TMC's Muslim MLA to join the …

TMC says party MLAs joining BJP like rats abandoning a ship sensing danger
5 years, 7 months ago

TMC says party MLAs joining BJP like rats abandoning a ship sensing danger

India Today  

The TMC Tuesday likened its MLAs who have joined the BJP on Tuesday to "rats abandoning a ship sensing danger" and said people will give them a befitting reply. Three West Bengal MLAs, including BJP leader Mukul Roy's son Subhrangshu Roy, and over 50 municipal councillors, most of them from the Trinamool Congress, joined the BJP on Tuesday. TMC's Tusharkanti …

Bengal: TMC MLA Arjun Singh to join BJP, why it is a setback for TMC
5 years, 10 months ago

Bengal: TMC MLA Arjun Singh to join BJP, why it is a setback for TMC

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MLA Arjun Singh is expected to join the Bharatiya Janata Party today, a move which will prove to be a major organisational setback for the TMC in West Bengal. Arjun Singh, who is an MLA from Bhatpara, has been an asset for TMC, holding the fort for two decades. Arjun Singh, who is known to have influence in …

West Bengal: TMC MP Anupam Hazra, 2 MLAs from Congress and CPM join BJP
5 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal: TMC MP Anupam Hazra, 2 MLAs from Congress and CPM join BJP

Op India  

The Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee seems to be crumbling just weeks ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls as another TMC MP, Anupam Hazra has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today. Delhi: Congress MLA Dulal Chandra Bar and CPM MLA Khagen Murmu also join BJP along with TMC MP Anupam Hazra. pic.twitter.com/0Lne6Bsjzj — ANI March 12, 2019 According …

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