'PM Modi, Mamata equally popular': Row erupts in Bengal after BJP leaks Prashant Kishor's audio clip
3 years, 9 months ago

'PM Modi, Mamata equally popular': Row erupts in Bengal after BJP leaks Prashant Kishor's audio clip

Firstpost  

Kishor, however, mocked the BJP saying the saffron party is taking his chat more seriously than the words of its leaders and also dared the party to release the full record of the chat Kolkata: A controversy erupted on Saturday amid the polling for 44 assembly seats in West Bengal, with the BJP releasing an audio clip where Trinamool Congress’ election strategist Prashant Kishor is purportedly heard saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “as popular as” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the state. Sharing excerpts of Kishor’s chat with some journalists, BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya claimed that “TMC’s election was just thrown away!” Is it open? There is anti-incumbency against TMC, polarisation is a reality, SC votes is a factor plus BJP’s election machinery, says Mamata Banerjee’s strategist in an open chat,” Malviya said on Twitter after releasing the audio clips. “In a public chat on Clubhouse, Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist concedes that even in TMC’s internal surveys, BJP is winning.

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That's a good joke: Congress MP on push for Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc
1 month, 1 week ago

That's a good joke: Congress MP on push for Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc

India Today  

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday rejected the Trinamool Congress's suggestion of appointing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the leader of the INDIA bloc, terming it a "good joke". #WATCH | "That's a good joke," says Congress MP Manickam Tagore on TMC leaders suggesting that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee should be made …

Congress Asks 272 Questions to Modi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Asks 272 Questions to Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday released a compilation of 272 questions the party had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 72 days, titled "72 Days, 272 Questions, 0 Jawab — Bhaag Modi Bhaag" and claimed that due to its positive Lok Sabha poll campaign and its "nyay" guarantees the I.N.D.I.A. Addressing a press conference in the national …

OPINION | Will Modi overtake Mamata in Bengal this time?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

OPINION | Will Modi overtake Mamata in Bengal this time?

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that West Bengal would come up with the most surprising results on June 4 and “Mamata’s fort will crumble this time”. He said, “ten years ago, I had given the slogan “Na Khaoonga, Na Khaane Doonga”, but this time, I want to add ‘Jihnone Khaaya, Unse Wapas Vasoolunga, Jinka Khaya, Unhen Lautaoonga’.” It …

PM Modi addresses massive rally in Malda, Bengal, says he feels an emotional connection to the people
8 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi addresses massive rally in Malda, Bengal, says he feels an emotional connection to the people

Op India  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the masses in the Malda region of West Bengal saying that he was feeling overwhelmed by the love and support extended to him by the voters of Bengal. #WATCH | West Bengal: "Aapka prem mere sar aankhon par…" says Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his rally in Malda …

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday filed a complaint against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with the Election Commission, alleging that the Trinamool Congress chief tried to incite violence during a public meeting. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting in Assam. The party, in its complaint, referred to Mamata Banerjee's alleged remark on …

'How Old Is Mr. Modi?': Mamata's Party Trinamool Questions PM's 'Viksit Bharat 2047' Plan
9 months, 1 week ago

'How Old Is Mr. Modi?': Mamata's Party Trinamool Questions PM's 'Viksit Bharat 2047' Plan

Hindustan Times  

'How Old Is Mr. ': Mamata's Party Trinamool Questions PM's 'Viksit Bharat 2047' Plan BJP's fiery critic and INDIA bloc partner - Trinamool Congress - has launched a major attack on PM Narendra Modi, accusing him of fooling the people of the country by making empty promises. The party which rules Bengal and has been a vocal critic of BJP, …

Watch | Decoding Modi’s Tamil Nadu poll mission
10 months, 1 week ago

Watch | Decoding Modi’s Tamil Nadu poll mission

The Hindu  

“You can never ever in your entire life, rule over the people of Tamil Nadu”. Back then, the BJP was a fringe player in Tamil Nadu politics with a vote share of less than 3%. However now with opinion polls predicting an increase in vote share between 8 and 18%, Mr Modi is clearly sensing an opportunity to probably replicate …

BJP's unique protest: 'Feeds' honey to Mamata Banerjee's photo over offensive remark on PM Modi | VIDEO
11 months, 1 week ago

BJP's unique protest: 'Feeds' honey to Mamata Banerjee's photo over offensive remark on PM Modi | VIDEO

India TV News  

In a distinctive form of protest, BJP supporters gathered in Kolkata to express their discontent with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During a rally organised by the BJP's youth wing in Kolkata, party supporters took an unusual approach to protest Mamata Banerjee's offensive language against PM Modi. Reminder of Bengal's rich language …

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that any prospects of reconciling with the Congress ahead of elections are off the table. Expressing discontent over the lack of communication regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal, Mamata emphasized the absence of dialogue between the parties. Mamata's announcement of …

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha polls in December 2023: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha polls in December 2023: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. The chief minister also blamed some people engaged in “unlawful activities” for the illegal firecracker factory blasts that have occurred in the state. The BJP has …

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 28 said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Ms. Banerjee, who was speaking at a TMC youth wing rally, cautioned that a third term for the BJP would ensure the nation faces an …

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Lok Sabha 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December or January itself, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Mamata speaks on illegal firecracker factory blasts Mamata Banerjee blamed some people engaged in “unlawful activities” for the illegal firecracker factory blasts that …

At Bengaluru Opposition Meet, Sonia-Mamata Ties Tide Over Congress-TMC Bitterness in Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

At Bengaluru Opposition Meet, Sonia-Mamata Ties Tide Over Congress-TMC Bitterness in Bengal

News 18  

Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee share interesting equations. However, sources say the bitterness did not affect the opposition meeting as ties between Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee lightened the mood, which made the TMC chairperson say, “Our favourite Rahul Gandhi.” Sources say when Mamata met Sonia on Monday evening, they greeted each other like in 2021 when the TMC chief …

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

India TV News  

BJP's tall claim: The BJP on Sunday upped the ante against the ruling TMC in West Bengal and said that it was just a matter of time before the Mamata Banerjee government in the state collapsed. Reacting sharply to the BJP leaders’ remarks, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that they want to please the party’s top brass through …

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Turmoil because of…': Suvendu Adhikari's attack on Mamata govt amid poll violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over the rising violence in the state amid panchayat polls. “.This is not an election.It's a ‘jungle raj’…today this land is in turmoil because of Mamata Banerjee & his nephew with the connivance of West Bengal Police.” Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West …

Bengal panchayat polls: BSF 'threatening' voters in border areas, alleges Mamata; Force responds
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: BSF 'threatening' voters in border areas, alleges Mamata; Force responds

India TV News  

Mamata's massive allegations against BSF: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Border Security Force is ‘threatening voters’ in the bordering areas of the state not to cast their votes at the ‘behest of the saffron camp’ and asked the police to keep an eye on their moves. Mamata takes a potshot at BJP The TMC …

'The more the Opposition badmouths BJP, PM Modi…': Amit Shah in Assam
1 year, 9 months ago

'The more the Opposition badmouths BJP, PM Modi…': Amit Shah in Assam

India Today  

The more the Opposition badmouths, the more the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will grow, Home Minister Amit Shah said today, as he accused Sonia Gandhi of abusing PM Modi. Speaking at a public meeting in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, Amit Shah said that the Congress is digging a grave for Narendra Modi every day, but the people of the …

After calling on Akhilesh, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata to meet Kumaraswamy on Friday
1 year, 9 months ago

After calling on Akhilesh, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata to meet Kumaraswamy on Friday

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Friday meet former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal leader H.D. On March 17, Ms. Banerjee met with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata and on Tuesday she left for Odisha to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Role of the Congress On March 17, Trinamool Congress leadership accused Congress of acting …

'Mamata won't do anything to upset PM, no praise on Bharat Jodo': Cong leader
1 year, 11 months ago

'Mamata won't do anything to upset PM, no praise on Bharat Jodo': Cong leader

Hindustan Times  

The opposition - which has been trying to give a tough contest to the BJP amid preparation for the 2024 national polls - has tried to put up a show of strength on several instances in the recent times. On Sunday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as he seemed to be raising questions …

25 Years Of TMC: How Fight Against BJP Reshaped Mamata Banerjee’s Politics And What's Next For Party
1 year, 11 months ago

25 Years Of TMC: How Fight Against BJP Reshaped Mamata Banerjee’s Politics And What's Next For Party

ABP News  

In the 1970s, when Bengal was dominated by Leftist and socialist political ideology, the arrival of Mamata Banerjee was like a storm. Mamata Banerjee realised that the fight against the BJP was mandatory and that there was an immediate need to stop the party’s rally in Bengal. From the BJP to the media, it was believed that Mamata Banerjee would …

Khela Hobe in Bengal: TMC Mamata Banerjee Will Not Survive December, BJP Agnimitra Paul
2 years, 1 month ago

Khela Hobe in Bengal: TMC Mamata Banerjee Will Not Survive December, BJP Agnimitra Paul

ABP News  

BJP’s Asansol MLA Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said that her party is planning a big move that could bring down the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. Labelling the party’s strategy as a “boro khela ”, Paul said that the Trinamool Congress government’s existence is at stake now. Accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of indulging in corruption, Agnimitra Paul said …

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s surprise avatar- serves pakoda, plays drum | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s surprise avatar- serves pakoda, plays drum | WATCH

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is known for hard-core political activities and aggressive campaigns against Bharatiya Janta Party, was seen in a lighter mood on Tuesday as she was surprisingly involved in two heart-warming acts. In the first incident, TMC chief was seen trying her hand on drums and joined artists performing traditional dance during a cultural events …

West Bengal: I didn't chase away Tata from Singur, CPI (M) did, claims Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: I didn't chase away Tata from Singur, CPI (M) did, claims Mamata Banerjee

Firstpost  

A political debate has started in West Bengal around the comments by Mamata Banerjee. The Left parties, Congress and the BJP have simultaneously slammed the Trinamool Congress leader as a ’liar' Siliguri : Ahead of the panchayat polls, the political parties of West Bengal are again confronting each other over the issue of Singur. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

What's behind Mamata Banerjee's change of heart for PM Modi | OPINION
2 years, 3 months ago

What's behind Mamata Banerjee's change of heart for PM Modi | OPINION

India Today  

Multiple anti-BJP leaders have harboured dreams of becoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenger. If AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal surpassed his own party’s expectations and retook Delhi in 2020 against the combined might of the BJP’s big two, Mamata Banerjee of the TMC did the same the next year in West Bengal, humbling many psephologists who had projected a lotus bloom powered …

GhoseSpot | Khela Hobe 2.0: Mamata Banerjee faces reinvigorated BJP in Bengal as she eyes top job in Delhi
2 years, 3 months ago

GhoseSpot | Khela Hobe 2.0: Mamata Banerjee faces reinvigorated BJP in Bengal as she eyes top job in Delhi

Firstpost  

TV channels and reporters covering the political violence in West Bengal this week were calling it “unprecedented”. Among them, leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, the party’s state president Dr Sukanta Manjumdar and Member of Parliament Locket Chatterjee, national vice president and MP Dilip Ghosh were on the front-front. Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of TMC …

Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Modi today, to discuss MGNREGA, GST dues in Bengal
2 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee to meet PM Modi today, to discuss MGNREGA, GST dues in Bengal

India Today  

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who reached the national Capital Thursday, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss multiple issues, including MGNREGA and GST dues for her state. During the meeting, which was also attended by party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the chief minister endorsed the joint Opposition moves during the …

Mamata meeting PM Modi attempt to enter into understanding in scam probes, alleges CPI(M)
2 years, 5 months ago

Mamata meeting PM Modi attempt to enter into understanding in scam probes, alleges CPI(M)

India TV News  

PM Modi-Mamata meeting: The CPI on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an attempt to enter into an "understanding" in the backdrop of central agencies' investigations in various cases, including the school jobs scam in West Bengal. CPI central committee member Sujan Chakraborty alleged that had it been a meeting for getting …

OPINION | The secrets behind Modi’s popularity
2 years, 5 months ago

OPINION | The secrets behind Modi’s popularity

India TV News  

With a view to gauge the political mood of the people across India, we commissioned a nationwide opinion poll titled ‘Desh Ki Awaaz’ to find out which party will win if a Lok Sabha election is held now. This, in a nutshell, was the conclusion of the India TV Opinion Poll.In the popularity ratings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands tall …

On TMC's Martyrs Day, Mamata takes on Centre, says 'BJP trying to break government everywhere'
2 years, 5 months ago

On TMC's Martyrs Day, Mamata takes on Centre, says 'BJP trying to break government everywhere'

India TV News  

Highlights Mamata Banerjee slammed BJP saying it's trying to break the government everywhere West Bengal CM said it has become BJP's job to break government Mamata Banerjee was addressing TMC's Martyrs Day rally in Kolkata Martyrs Day: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at BJP saying they are trying to break government everywhere which has become …

Mamata Accuses BJP of Trying to Topple Maharashtra Govt to Ensure Requisite Votes for Presidential Polls
2 years, 6 months ago

Mamata Accuses BJP of Trying to Topple Maharashtra Govt to Ensure Requisite Votes for Presidential Polls

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday flayed the BJP for trying to topple the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra in an unethical and unconstitutional manner, claiming that the motive behind the act is to secure requisite votes for the upcoming presidential polls. She said the saffron party has deliberately chosen to “disturb” the Maharashtra government at a time …

India wants Didi: New campaign backs Mamata as 1st Bengali PM in 2024
2 years, 8 months ago

India wants Didi: New campaign backs Mamata as 1st Bengali PM in 2024

India Today  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the supporters of the Trinamool Congress have rolled out a new campaign called ‘India Wants Mamata Di’, on the lines of its ‘Bangla Nijer Meyeke Chay’ promotion during the state assembly polls last year. The campaign’s mission is to galvanise public opinion to make Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee the first ever Bengali prime …

'Our people's gift…': Mamata Banerjee thanks voters as TMC nears big bypoll wins
2 years, 8 months ago

'Our people's gift…': Mamata Banerjee thanks voters as TMC nears big bypoll wins

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has thanked voters for what are set to be resounding victories in by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly constituency. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee "I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol parliamentary constituency and the Ballygunge assembly constituency for giving decisive mandate to AITC party candidates," the chief minister …

Mamata pitches again for united Opposition against BJP: 'Meet to discuss a way forward'
2 years, 9 months ago

Mamata pitches again for united Opposition against BJP: 'Meet to discuss a way forward'

India TV News  

Highlights Urging again to come together to fight BJP, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to Opposition leaders BJP government at the Centre used central agencies to target opposition leaders: CM She called on all "progressive forces" to join hands to fight the "oppressive BJP regime" Urging again to come together to fight the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

UP polls: Akhilesh, Mamata to conduct mega rally in PM Modi's constituency tomorrow
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: Akhilesh, Mamata to conduct mega rally in PM Modi's constituency tomorrow

India Today  

In what is being touted as a mega opposition show in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary will share the stage with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a joint rally in Varanasi on Thursday, March 3. On February 8, Mamata visited Lucknow and addressed a press conference …

Day after reaching out to KCR, Stalin, Mamata wants Congress out of plan
2 years, 11 months ago

Day after reaching out to KCR, Stalin, Mamata wants Congress out of plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Having reached out to regional satraps M K Stalin and K Chandrasekhar Rao to push for an anti-BJP alliance a day before, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to edge the Congress out of any such prospective formation, saying no regional outfit shares cordial relations with it and that the "Congress can go its own way". …

Day after reaching out to KCR, Stalin, Mamata Banerjee says Congress can go its own way
2 years, 11 months ago

Day after reaching out to KCR, Stalin, Mamata Banerjee says Congress can go its own way

India Today  

Having reached out to regional satraps MK Stalin and K Chandrasekhar Rao to push for an anti-BJP alliance a day before, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to edge the Congress out of any such prospective formation, saying no regional outfit shares cordial relations with it and that the "Congress can go its own way". After a …

Bengal minister says 'Mamata is our only leader' ahead of emergency TMC meet
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengal minister says 'Mamata is our only leader' ahead of emergency TMC meet

India Today  

At a time when an apparent rift between the Trinamool Congress leaders loyal to Abhishek Banerjee and the old guard can be seen widening, Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick has said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the only leader of the party. This comes ahead of the meeting called by Mamata Banerjee with the party top brass including Abhishek Banerjee …

BJP, Mamata share dream of 'Congress-mukt Bharat': RSS-linked Bengali magazine
3 years ago

BJP, Mamata share dream of 'Congress-mukt Bharat': RSS-linked Bengali magazine

India TV News  

An article in an RSS-linked Bengali magazine has stirred up a hornet's nest by claiming that both BJP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee share the dream of "Congress-mukt Bharat". While the BJP distanced itself from the article in 'Swastika' calling it "baseless" and far from the party's official stand, the Trinamool Congress also rubbished allegations of "understanding with …

BJP Calls Mamata 'Liar' Using #MamatarMitthyachar as Bengal CM Attacks Central Leadership in Goa
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP Calls Mamata 'Liar' Using #MamatarMitthyachar as Bengal CM Attacks Central Leadership in Goa

News 18  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had directed some heavy criticism towards the BJP during her address as she launched the TMC’s election campaign in Goa on Friday. The BJP leadership took to Twitter and said Mamata’s tirade against the central government was “baseless”, with regard to distribution of vaccines, corruption in the health system among other issues. Taking a …

Mamata Banerjee, not Rahul Gandhi, face of opposition against Modi: TMC
3 years, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee, not Rahul Gandhi, face of opposition against Modi: TMC

India TV News  

The bonhomie between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Friday hit choppy waters after the TMC claimed that party supremo Mamata Banerjee, and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has emerged as the face of the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I have known Rahul Gandhi for a long time, but I must say he has failed to emerge …

Oppositions should invite Mamata Banerjee for 2022 UP polls: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
3 years, 5 months ago

Oppositions should invite Mamata Banerjee for 2022 UP polls: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary

India Today  

In view of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary visited Agra on Wednesday and appealed to the opposition parties to get united in the fight against BJP and urged them to invite West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Asking all the like-minded political parties to come together on one platform to defeat the BJP, …

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP
3 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the 2021 Assembly election in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had stated that the fight to oust the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre would begin with the West Bengal election. In a fight that was largely perceived as a direct contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee, the West …

‘Khela Hobe Won’t Work in Tripura’: Himanta Biswa Says TMC Slogan Resonates With Only Section of Bengalis
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Khela Hobe Won’t Work in Tripura’: Himanta Biswa Says TMC Slogan Resonates With Only Section of Bengalis

News 18  

After a bitter poll fight between Bhartiya Janta party and Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, which eventually went in the TMC’s favour, another battle is brewing in the north-eastern state of Tripura. It started after the arrest of 22 people from poll strategist Prashant Kishores’s iPAC team last month and the arrest and attack on the TMC leaders which resulted …

Why Mamata is marching on New Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

Why Mamata is marching on New Delhi

India Today  

Beginning July 25, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will spend five days in New Delhi. Her reasons for visiting New Delhi at this time have to do with building a national coalition of opposition parties to take on the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre. Though the next Lok Sabha elections are still three years away, Mamata’s poll …

Mamata’s Delhi Visit Could be PK’s Strategy to Reignite Regional Party Power Ahead of 2024 LS Polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Mamata’s Delhi Visit Could be PK’s Strategy to Reignite Regional Party Power Ahead of 2024 LS Polls

News 18  

On March 23, 2019 — ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls — Congress president Rahul Gandhi compared Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee with BJP’s Narendra Modi. Despite her desperate call for a ‘Mahagathbandhan’– even after having a mega show on January 19, 2019 where 23 political party leaders were present at the Brigade Parade ground — the anti-BJP front turned …

Bengal's politics of by-election: The BJP game plan to checkmate Mamata
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal's politics of by-election: The BJP game plan to checkmate Mamata

India Today  

Mamata Banerjee's defeat in Nandigram despite her party's thumping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly election has become the BJP's proverbial stick to beat the Trinamool Congress with. Though Mamata is quite keen to hold the by-elections as early as possible, the mood in the BJP camp is quite contrary. BJP sources say in his recent meeting with …

Without EC's help, BJP would not have crossed 30 seats in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 6 months ago

Without EC's help, BJP would not have crossed 30 seats in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Had the Election Commission not helped the Bharatiya Janata Party during the state assembly election earlier this year, the saffron party would not have won even 30 seats, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday. Speaking on the fifth day of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly session, Mamata Banerjee continued her accusations against the poll body of supporting …

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Ropes in IPAC till Next Bengal Elections in 2026
3 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Ropes in IPAC till Next Bengal Elections in 2026

News 18  

After beating anti-incumbency and registering a historic win in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress has got Prashant Kishor’s Indian Political Action Committee on board till next assembly elections in 2026. This comes a month after the political strategist had claimed to “quit” as the ‘backroom boss’ or the election manager who led several parties to victory. The recent Bengal …

Has Mamata Banerjee emerged as a contender for the PM's post?
3 years, 7 months ago

Has Mamata Banerjee emerged as a contender for the PM's post?

India Today  

In the past, Bengalis have missed out on having one of their own on the prime minister’s chair on several occasions. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s huge victory against the entire BJP brigade in the assembly election has made her the natural choice for the post of a challenger who can take on the powerful duo of Prime Minister …

Ego prevailed over public service: Bengal Guv Dhankhar attacks CM Mamata over meeting row
3 years, 7 months ago

Ego prevailed over public service: Bengal Guv Dhankhar attacks CM Mamata over meeting row

India Today  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has once again hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying "ego prevailed over public service" for skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting over Cyclone Yaas that triggered a row between the two governments. Dhankhar said CM Mamata Banerjee had called him before the meeting at Kalaikunda in Bengal and indicated that she won't …

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