'Hardly bothered', says TMC as party MLA Sabyasachi Dutta announces decision to join BJP ahead of Amit Shah's Kolkata rally
5 years, 3 months ago

'Hardly bothered', says TMC as party MLA Sabyasachi Dutta announces decision to join BJP ahead of Amit Shah's Kolkata rally

Firstpost  

Senior TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta, who was stripped of his decision-making power as Bidhannagar mayor for alleged anti-party activities, Monday said he will join the BJP in the city presence of its national president Amit Shah Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta, who was stripped of his decision-making power as Bidhannagar mayor for alleged anti-party activities, Monday said he will join the BJP in the city presence of its national president Amit Shah. West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said he has heard of Dutta’s proposed joining the saffron party tomorrow. Dutta, TMC MLA from Rajarhat-New Town who was seen with BJP leader Mukul Roy over the past few months, had resigned from the post of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation mayor in July this year. Reacting to the development, TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said the party is not at all bothered about Dutta’s proposed switchover to the saffron party.

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Abhishek Banerjee pitches TMC reshuffle to Mamata, says don’t just reward loyalty
2 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee pitches TMC reshuffle to Mamata, says don’t just reward loyalty

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Nearly 10 months after he advocated giving younger people important roles in the party, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said he has recommended a reshuffle in the party organisation that rewards performance, not just loyalty. Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee meeting party supporters as he arrives at Diamond Harbour for his birthday celebrations in …

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution

The Hindu  

Discontentment seems to be increasing by the day in sections of the BJP and the TMC in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least five senior TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor and party spokesperson Santanu Sen, who were seeking nomination …

West Bengal: Former TMC leader Tapas Roy joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
10 months ago

West Bengal: Former TMC leader Tapas Roy joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Former Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Roy on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the general elections, due in a few weeks. Senior TMC leader Tapas Roy quit as an MLA, expressing displeasure over the functioning of the party on Monday. The TMC, however, alleged that Roy was exerting "undue pressure for a ticket" from …

TMC's Mukul Roy calls himself 'BJP legislator', BJP says 'not interested'
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC's Mukul Roy calls himself 'BJP legislator', BJP says 'not interested'

India Today  

One of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, has expressed a desire to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Mukul Roy joined the BJP in 2017 after his reportedly strained relationship with the TMC's top leadership. Roy on Monday night travelled to New Delhi for “some personal work”, even as his …

'Don't care', says Mamata Banerjee as Mukul Roy makes his BJP move clear
1 year, 8 months ago

'Don't care', says Mamata Banerjee as Mukul Roy makes his BJP move clear

India TV News  

TMC MLA Mukul Roy who gained attention due to turncoat once again claimed his support for the saffron party. "There is no question of resigning from TMC" TMC MLA Mukul Roy while talking about his back for BJP said, "I was always with BJP and I will remain with the party if they offer me work." The drama over Roy's …

TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay in crosshairs of colleagues over BJP leader’s Durga puja
2 years, 2 months ago

TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay in crosshairs of colleagues over BJP leader’s Durga puja

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Sudip Bandopadhyay, the leader of the Trinamool Congress legislative party in the Lok Sabha, has landed in the crosshairs of at least two party legislators and his Lok Sabha colleague Saugata Roy for attending a Durga Puja held at the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Kolkata. MP Saugata Roy was not invited The rumblings surfaced on …

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 …

TMC Claims Dilip Ghosh Being 'Shunted' Out of Bengal, BJP Hits Back
2 years, 7 months ago

TMC Claims Dilip Ghosh Being 'Shunted' Out of Bengal, BJP Hits Back

News 18  

In what seemed to be a word of advice for BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh, the TMC on Thursday said he should oppose the attempt by the saffron party leadership to "shunt him out of Bengal" by assigning him responsibilities in other states. The BJP leader asserted that he would continue to play a vital role in the Bengal unit, …

Bengal: After Arjun Singh's exit, BJP holds meeting to address grievances
2 years, 7 months ago

Bengal: After Arjun Singh's exit, BJP holds meeting to address grievances

Firstpost  

The closed door meeting at a hotel in Newtown was attended by state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, party’s co-incharge Amit Malviya and other senior leaders Kolkata: A day after BJP MP Arjun Singh returned to TMC, the party’s West Bengal unit on Monday held a brainstorming session to discuss how to …

Arjun Singh, BJP's Bengal vice-president and MP, rejoins Trinamool Congress
2 years, 7 months ago

Arjun Singh, BJP's Bengal vice-president and MP, rejoins Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Highlights Bengal BJP vice-president and MP Arjun Singh rejoins Trinamool Congress He joined TMC in the presence of general secretary and Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee Some misunderstandings made him sever ties with TMC, Arjun Singh said BJP West Bengal vice-president and MP Arjun Singh on Sunday joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of party's general secretary and Mamata Banerjee's nephew …

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit vice president, Soumitra Khan, on Saturday invited the expelled Trinamool Congress party members -- who did not get tickets in the upcoming civic polls -- to join the saffron party. READ | Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar writes to Mamata Banerjee for interaction at Raj Bhavan He said, "If rebel TMC leaders, who were denied …

Abhishek back as TMC No 2, reinstated as national general secretary
2 years, 10 months ago

Abhishek back as TMC No 2, reinstated as national general secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Within a week of disbanding senior level posts and setting up a national executive committee in her party amid an internal rift, Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday brought back her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the national general secretary of the party in allocation of posts in the 20-member apex forum. The West Bengal chief minister appointed …

West Bengal: TMC leader Babul Supriyo claims 5 BJP MLAs may quit saffron party
3 years ago

West Bengal: TMC leader Babul Supriyo claims 5 BJP MLAs may quit saffron party

India TV News  

Former union minister and Trinamool Congress leader Babul Supriyo, who joined TMC three months back, on Sunday took a swipe at his former party predicting five disgruntled saffron party MLAs who quit the BJP West Bengal's MLA WhatsApp group, may now sever their links with the party. However, one of the five MLAs Ambica Roy on Sunday expressed his desire …

TMC is on a High in Bengal But There's Discontent Brewing in Its Ranks
3 years, 1 month ago

TMC is on a High in Bengal But There's Discontent Brewing in Its Ranks

The Quint  

On 14 November, in the presence of minister Ghulam Rabbani, turncoats and leaders from all nine blocks of North Dinajpur district, party’s district president Kanaia Lal Agarwal said, “Don’t keep your ego. Veteran TMC leader and MP Sougata Roy had also expressed his displeasure on Dutta’s rejoining and said, “If people who attacked our party and Mamata Banerjee, the people …

BJP’s Rajib Banerjee Returns To TMC, Says ‘Can’t Accept Politics Of Hatred And Divisive Ideology’
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP’s Rajib Banerjee Returns To TMC, Says ‘Can’t Accept Politics Of Hatred And Divisive Ideology’

ABP News  

New Delhi: West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajib Banerjee on Sunday returned to the Trinamool Congress and said he “repents” for joining the saffron party ahead of the assembly polls despite being asked by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to leave. Rajib Banerjee, a former minister in the West Bengal government, returned to the TMC at a rally of …

Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta returns to Trinamool Congress
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta returns to Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party state secretary and the former mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, Sabyasachi Dutta, who had quit the TMC to join the saffron camp two years ago, returned to the Mamata Banerjee-led party on Thursday. He joined the state's ruling party at TMC secretary-general and cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee's room in the Assembly, in the presence of other leaders. …

Is Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta returning to TMC soon?
3 years, 3 months ago

Is Bengal BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta returning to TMC soon?

India Today  

After several high-profile exits from Bengal BJP, is the former Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta on his way out too? Sources have said Sabyasachi Dutta, who is a state secretary in West Bengal BJP, has already spoken to the top TMC leadership. The TMC leadership is aware of stiff opposition to Dutta’s reinduction into the party from a section of the …

Excited about joining TMC, will work for Bengal's development: Babul Supriyo
3 years, 3 months ago

Excited about joining TMC, will work for Bengal's development: Babul Supriyo

India TV News  

Shortly after joining the TMC here, former Union minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo on Saturday said he is extremely excited to be a part of the Mamata Banerjee-led party and will work hard for the development of West Bengal. Asked if he would quit as BJP MP from Asansol, Supriyo said he will follow the rulebook. Supriyo also said …

BJP MLA says party made mistake by inducting TMC leaders before polls
3 years, 4 months ago

BJP MLA says party made mistake by inducting TMC leaders before polls

India TV News  

With four BJP MLAs returning to the Trinamool Congress in four months, the saffron party's Cooch Behar South legislator Nikhil Ranjan Dey on Monday said the top leadership had erred by inducting TMC leaders into the BJP before the assembly polls in West Bengal. "The BJP top leadership made a mistake by taking those TMC leaders into the party fold. …

BJP leaders Biswajit Das, Manatosh Nath join Mamata's Trinamool Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

BJP leaders Biswajit Das, Manatosh Nath join Mamata's Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Two leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party joined the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday. BJP MLA Biswajit Das and councillor Manatosh Nath joined the saffron party at a ceremony in Kolkata. In an interaction post the joining, Das said he has returned to his "home" and will continue to work for people of the state and constituency. Earlier on Monday, Bishnupur …

TMC's Mukul Roy again says BJP will win by-poll; kicks up fresh row
3 years, 4 months ago

TMC's Mukul Roy again says BJP will win by-poll; kicks up fresh row

India TV News  

West Bengal MLA Mukul Roy, who had joined the Trinamool Congress days after winning the assembly election seat on BJP ticket, stirred fresh controversy on Friday by saying for the second time within a week that the saffron party will win a future by-election in his constituency. Senior TMC leader Tapas Roy refused to comment on Roy's gaffe, while the …

TMC leader Mukul Roy commits faux pas, BJP greets it with glee
3 years, 5 months ago

TMC leader Mukul Roy commits faux pas, BJP greets it with glee

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, who had crossed over to the party days after winning from Krishnanagar North assembly seat on BJP ticket, Friday left reporters stunned when he commented that the saffron party will win the coming by-poll in the state. Roy first told reporters at the TMC office during a visit to the constituency, "The BJP will win …

Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in BJP is becoming cause for envy among other TMC turncoats
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in BJP is becoming cause for envy among other TMC turncoats

India Today  

BJP leader and TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in the party is undeniable and it has started to become a matter of discontent among other Bengal leaders who had joined the BJP before the assembly elections along with him. In little time, Suvendu Adhikari has become close to the top brass of the BJP as he has often been …

BJP's Ganga Prasad Sharma, seven others join TMC; saffron party's fall in Bengal imminent, claims Mukul Roy
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP's Ganga Prasad Sharma, seven others join TMC; saffron party's fall in Bengal imminent, claims Mukul Roy

Firstpost  

Sharma, BJP’s Alipurduar district president, alleged that the party ignored the sentiments of grassroots workers while choosing candidates for the Assembly polls Kolkata: In yet another jolt to the BJP, the party’s Alipurduar district president, Ganga Prasad Sharma, joined the TMC on Monday, as senior leader of the state’s ruling party Mukul Roy, who also switched sides two weeks ago, …

What does Mukul Roy bring to Mamata Banerjee's new-look Trinamool?
3 years, 6 months ago

What does Mukul Roy bring to Mamata Banerjee's new-look Trinamool?

India Today  

He’s 67 and is severely diabetic, requiring daily shots of insulin. When the BJP learned that Mukul’s son had met with TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee on June 2—at a city hospital when Mukul’s wife was critically ill—there were some sporadic attempts to ensure his loyalty. With the BJP’s resounding loss in the state election, Mukul may find his wings clipped for …

Mukul Roy likely to be made TMC national vice-president: Sources
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy likely to be made TMC national vice-president: Sources

India Today  

Mukul Roy, who recently returned to the TMC from BJP, could be appointed the party's national vice-president, sources said. In a blow to the saffron brigade, senior BJP leader Mukul Roy along with son Subranshu rejoined the TMC on Friday, with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other leaders of the state's ruling party welcoming him back to the fold. …

Sacrifices have to be made if one chooses to be in BJP, says Dilip Ghosh to TMC turncoats
3 years, 6 months ago

Sacrifices have to be made if one chooses to be in BJP, says Dilip Ghosh to TMC turncoats

India Today  

With several TMC turncoats making a beeline to return to the party post the BJP's drubbing in the assembly polls, state unit chief of the saffron camp, Dilip Ghosh, said on Sunday that the ones who wish to enjoy power without making sacrifices would be asked to leave. Ghosh, who had said on Friday that party national vice president Mukul …

Mukul Roy rejoining TMC will not affect BJP: Tathagata Roy
3 years, 6 months ago

Mukul Roy rejoining TMC will not affect BJP: Tathagata Roy

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tathagata Roy on Friday slammed former union minister Mukul Roy for rejoining Trinamool Congress and said his move will not affect the BJP. "Mukul Roy had come to BJP from Trinamool Congress and today returned to it. Tathagata Roy said Mukul Roy was a state leader and BJP gave him the position of national vice-president. He …

Why Mukul Roy’s Return to TMC is a Win for Dilip Ghosh & Abhishek
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Mukul Roy’s Return to TMC is a Win for Dilip Ghosh & Abhishek

The Quint  

While Mukul was the first TMC bigwig to go to the BJP, his departure has been differentiated from the mass exodus of TMC leaders right before the election. That apart, Roy had also managed to leverage these talks with the TMC to gain a position as the BJP's national vice president. Adhikari, also a tall TMC leader and minister earlier, …

Mukul Roy likely to ditch BJP, return to TMC, meet Mamata Banerjee today
3 years, 7 months ago

Mukul Roy likely to ditch BJP, return to TMC, meet Mamata Banerjee today

India Today  

Once a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, Mukul Roy, who joined the BJP with much fanfare, is likely to return to Trinamool Congress along with his son Subhrangshu Roy. Mukul Roy is likely to meet TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee at the TMC headquarters on Friday afternoon along with son Subhrangshu. Abhishek Banerjee had recently visited Mukul Roy's ailing wife in …

'It was a mistake, want to join TMC now': BJP workers in Birbhum issue public apology
3 years, 7 months ago

'It was a mistake, want to join TMC now': BJP workers in Birbhum issue public apology

India Today  

In the wake of the reversal in the recently-concluded West Bengal assembly polls, a string of turncoats have expressed regret at having jumped ship to the BJP and want to return to the ruling Trinamool Congress. In the latest, a group of BJP workers in the state’s Birbhum district very publicly apologized for joining the saffron party. It was a …

BJP Bengal Chief Dilip Ghosh Faces Protest of Party Workers Over Poll Candidate Selection
3 years, 7 months ago

BJP Bengal Chief Dilip Ghosh Faces Protest of Party Workers Over Poll Candidate Selection

News 18  

The BJPs West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh on Friday faced protests from a section of party workers at Chuchura, who alleged that turncoats were responsible for the saffron brigade's poor showing in the assembly election in Hooghly district. Ghosh listened to the grievances of the protesters, who claimed that turncoats from the TMC were given BJP tickets for the assembly …

Turncoats who quit TMC before Bengal polls to join BJP hope to return
3 years, 7 months ago

Turncoats who quit TMC before Bengal polls to join BJP hope to return

India Today  

With the TMC having emerged victorious with a thumping majority in the recently concluded assembly elections, turncoats who had quit the party to join the BJP seem to be making a beeline for re-entry into the Mamata Banerjee camp, the latest being Sarala Murmu. Murmu, who had switched camp as she was reportedly unhappy with the ticket that was given …

Denied poll ticket, BJP aspirants protest across Bengal; TMC turncoat Sovan Chatterjee quits
3 years, 9 months ago

Denied poll ticket, BJP aspirants protest across Bengal; TMC turncoat Sovan Chatterjee quits

India TV News  

The rift between old-timers and newcomers in West Bengal BJP came out in the open as several aspirants voiced their anguish against the party and resigned after they were denied tickets for the assembly elections, while protests were held across the state. BJP leader and TMC turncoat Sovan Chattopadhyay along with his friend Baisakhi Bandopadhyay quit the party after both …

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, …

TMC knows it will lose Bengal elections this time: BJP's Dinesh Trivedi | Exclusive
3 years, 10 months ago

TMC knows it will lose Bengal elections this time: BJP's Dinesh Trivedi | Exclusive

India TV News  

Former Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi, who joined BJP on Saturday, in an exclusive conversation with India TV, spoke in detail on why did he choose to join the saffron party, why he was feeling suffocated in TMC, on the forthcoming elections in the state and other issues. Dinesh Trivedi on joining BJP, West Bengal polls | Top Points Dinesh …

Ex-West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee, 5 former TMC MLAs to meet BJP top brass in Delhi today
3 years, 11 months ago

Ex-West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee, 5 former TMC MLAs to meet BJP top brass in Delhi today

Firstpost  

Kolkata: Former West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee, who recently quit the TMC, will Saturday fly with a few other disgruntled MLAs and leaders to New Delhi where they may join the BJP, sources in the saffron party said. Banerjee and MLAs Prabir Ghosal and Baishali Dalmiya, who was recently expelled from the TMC, and former Howrah mayor Rathin Chakraborty, will …

BJP, TMC in war of words over number of legislators seeking to change sides
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP, TMC in war of words over number of legislators seeking to change sides

The Hindu  

A fresh war of words erupted between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress on Thursday over their claims on the number of elected representatives who are eager to switch sides in the run-up to the assembly polls in West Bengal. BJP national general secretary and its Bengal minder Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed in Indore that 41 MLAs of the TMC are …

BJP's 'Mission Bengal': Biggest exodus from TMC in one single day, Amit Shah says more in store | Highlights
4 years ago

BJP's 'Mission Bengal': Biggest exodus from TMC in one single day, Amit Shah says more in store | Highlights

India TV News  

In the biggest exodus from the Trinamool Congress in a single day, party heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari and 34 other leaders including five MLAs and an MP switched over to the BJP in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, setting of churnings as several disgruntled functionaries rallied behind him. Amit Shah taunted TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief …

Mamata Spared Rude Shock of Leaders' Exodus Due to Foresight, Unfazed TMC Keeps Ball Rolling Ahead of Polls
4 years ago

Mamata Spared Rude Shock of Leaders' Exodus Due to Foresight, Unfazed TMC Keeps Ball Rolling Ahead of Polls

News 18  

“Bring some samosas and cutlets,” says a composed Mamata Banerjee, as senior leaders of the Trinamool Cogress Subrata Bakshi and Abhishek Banerjee pour in, followed by poll strategist Prashant Kishor, at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street in Kolkata. Mukherjee had once remarked about the resident of this modest house, “You cannot ignore her in politics.” The atmosphere inside 30B Harish Chatterjee …

West Bengal: BJP's Barrackpore office gutted in fire, party blames TMC
4 years ago

West Bengal: BJP's Barrackpore office gutted in fire, party blames TMC

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that its local party office in Barrackpore in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was gutted by fire and that the Trinamool Congress was behind it. The incident took place on a day the Barrackpore MLA Shilbhadra Dutta quit TMC and joined BJP in presence of Amit Shah in Paschim Midnapore. BJP Barrackpur Mandal president …

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 …

TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari set for second innings, to join BJP at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally
4 years ago

TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari set for second innings, to join BJP at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally

India TV News  

A day after Trinamool Congress heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari resigned as an MLA, sources told India TV that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sources said that Adhikari will join the party at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally. Sources said that TMC MP Sunil Kumar Mondal may also join the BJP along with Adhikari. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader Mukul Roy said …

Discontentment Grows in TMC, More Leaders Speak Up Against the Party Top Brass
4 years ago

Discontentment Grows in TMC, More Leaders Speak Up Against the Party Top Brass

News 18  

Discontentment within the ruling TMC in West Bengal grew louder on Wednesday after its senior MP Sunil Mandal and Asansol civic body chief Jitendra Tiwari came out in support of disgruntled party leader Suvendu Adhikari and blamed the party for not addressing the grievances on time as a sense of drift has crept in. Two-time Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha MP …

TMC to Extend Hand of Friendship to Anyone Not Getting Due Respect in BJP: Bengal Minister
4 years ago

TMC to Extend Hand of Friendship to Anyone Not Getting Due Respect in BJP: Bengal Minister

News 18  

Upping the ante against the BJP, senior Trinamool Congress leader Bratya Basu on Tuesday said that his party will extend its hand of friendship to anyone who is not getting due respect in the saffron camp. Claiming that the BJP indulges in "politics of disruption and division", the state science and technology minister said the TMC, unlike the saffron party, …

West Bengal MLA Returns to TMC after a Year of Joining BJP, Says Issues With Party Resolved
4 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal MLA Returns to TMC after a Year of Joining BJP, Says Issues With Party Resolved

News 18  

In an embarrassment to West Bengal BJP unit, a senior leader and MLA who had joined the saffron party after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls rejoined TMC on Friday. After BJP’s spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, when it won 18 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, Bhattacharya joined BJP at its national headquarters in the …

TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally, urges BJP chief to cool down 'volatile' West Bengal
5 years, 3 months ago

TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally, urges BJP chief to cool down 'volatile' West Bengal

Firstpost  

Ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Sabyasachi Dutta Tuesday joined BJP in the presence of its national president Amit Shah and urged the Union Home Minister to “cool down” politically volatile Bengal ruled by the TMC Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Sabyasachi Dutta Tuesday joined BJP in the presence of its national president Amit Shah and urged the Union Home Minister to …

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 …

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