TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats

News 18  

Trinamool Congress looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission. The ruling TMC has won in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 1,767 seats, according to the SEC as of 11.30 pm on Tuesday. As initial trends started pouring in, a war of words broke out between the TMC and the BJP, with the latter accusing the ruling party of “making last desperate attempts to loot votes by blocking opposition agents from entering counting centres.” “TMC goons are making desperate attempts to steal the elections by obstructing the counting agents and candidates of the BJP and other opposition political parties from entering counting centres. Unlike earlier elections, the Opposition had fielded candidates in more than 90 per cent of seats, unlike in 2018 rural polls, when the ruling TMC had won 34 per cent of the seats uncontested. In the 2018 rural polls, the ruling TMC had emerged victorious in 90 per cent of the panchayat seats and all the 22 zilla parishads.

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TMC wins all six assembly bypoll seats in Bengal including one it had never won before
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TMC wins all six assembly bypoll seats in Bengal including one it had never won before

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress comfortably won the six assembly seats on Saturday including the Madarihat segment that had voted the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2016 and 2021. Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated people from all religions and castes for the party’s victory in a post on X The November 13 bypolls were …

Bengal bypoll results 2024: TMC wins all six seats despite RG Kar wave; check numbers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bypoll results 2024: TMC wins all six seats despite RG Kar wave; check numbers

Live Mint  

Despite the ongoing protest over RG Kar rape case and demands for CM Mamata Banerjee to step down, Trinaamool Congress made a clean sweep in six assembly constituencies in West Bengal that went into polls this year. Check early trends here: In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste constituency, TMC's Sangita Roy won by 1,65,984 beating her nearest rival, Dipak Kumar Ray …

Bengal Bypoll Results: Despite RG Kar Protests, Mamata's TMC Leading In All 6 Seats, Set For Clean Sweep
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Bypoll Results: Despite RG Kar Protests, Mamata's TMC Leading In All 6 Seats, Set For Clean Sweep

ABP News  

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress has taken commanding leads in all six assembly seats in West Bengal bypolls, with counting underway since Saturday morning. These elections, held after the RG Kar rape-murder case that had the state on the boil, are being viewed as a litmus test for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership and the TMC's political dominance. Watch ABP …

Bengal bypoll results: Trinamool leads on all six seats, as per early trends
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bypoll results: Trinamool leads on all six seats, as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held for six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste constituency, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading by 73,452 votes, a margin of 60,493 votes over her nearest rival, Dipak Kumar Ray of the BJP, who has so far …

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress candidates are leading by significant margins in all six assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in West Bengal. Key trends from the bypolls In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste seat, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading with a massive 73,452 votes, holding a commanding margin of 60,493 votes over BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray, who has secured 12,959 votes. In Madarihat, …

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP fails to open account
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP fails to open account

India TV News  

In a stunning show of strength, the Trinamool Congress has secured a clean sweep in the West Bengal assembly bypolls, winning all six contested seats, including the crucial Madarihat constituency in the Alipurduar district. Despite the BJP's stronghold in the region, TMC's Jayprakash Toppo triumphed in Madarihat by over 28,000 votes, further consolidating the party’s influence in North Bengal. In …

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers
1 month, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening its workers at several places as assembly bypolls at six seats began in West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh called the charges baseless, and said, “Opposition parties have started making up stories right from the morning because they know that they will lose in all the …

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are both utilising the October-November festive season to recover lost ground in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections. TMC has been holding 611 Bijaya sammilani events, while the BJP has launched its six-year membership drive. Despite these efforts, the BJP has lost substantial ground, while the TMC has secured 29 Lok …

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the TMC government in West Bengal of being involved in the 'state-sponsored infiltration' and corruption. He highlighted the incidents of assault on women in Sandeshkhali and the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital as evidence that women are not safe in the state. Shah called for a concerted effort …

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election
5 months, 4 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 …

Assembly bypolls: Voting in 13 seats across seven States, including Bengal and Punjab, today
6 months ago

Assembly bypolls: Voting in 13 seats across seven States, including Bengal and Punjab, today

The Hindu  

Bypolls to 13 Assembly constituencies in seven States will be held on July 10. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur. The people of Bengal have rejected the BJP in the last Lok Sabha polls," said …

TMC cutting off water, power supplies in areas where it was losing in polls: BJP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC cutting off water, power supplies in areas where it was losing in polls: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Ajay Kumar Poddar, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Kulti in West Midnapore district, on June 16, staged a sit-in demonstration while blocking the GT Road along with a group of his party supporters, alleging that the Trinamool Congress -run Asansol Municipal Corporation has stopped supplying adequate drinking water in the area after the BJP got the lead in …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP

The Hindu  

The DMK has secured around 47% of votes polled in 22 Lok Sabha constituencies it contested. Lok Sabha Election Results: Tamil Nadu at a glance Its major ally, Congress, which got around 46.6 lakh votes in nine constituencies, netted around 46.4%. Even though the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won in the two constituencies it had put up its candidates, it had, …

TMC, BJP gear up for bypolls at Bengal assembly seats won by turncoats
6 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC, BJP gear up for bypolls at Bengal assembly seats won by turncoats

Hindustan Times  

The bypolls to be held at four assembly seats in West Bengal on July 10 has prompted both Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to prepare for a tough battle since three of these constituencies were wrested by the saffron camp in the last 2021 state elections but the winners, who had switched over from the ruling party, changed …

Trinamool's seasoned defence against the BJP's spin attack
7 months ago

Trinamool's seasoned defence against the BJP's spin attack

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has successfully shepherded her party to a convincing win in the just-concluded general elections. One exit poll predicted 26-31 seats for the BJP against 11-14 for the TMC, while also placing the respective vote shares at 46% and 40%. The TMC’s vote share has risen from 43.3 per cent to around 46 per cent, …

Trinamool wins big in West Bengal, bags 29 seats, restricts BJP to 12
7 months ago

Trinamool wins big in West Bengal, bags 29 seats, restricts BJP to 12

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress registered a massive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, winning 29 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats till reports last came in on Tuesday evening, and final results are awaited. Key player With an emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee has emerged as …

TMC ahead in 30 of 42 seats in Bengal; BJP trailing in all seats it won in 2019
7 months, 1 week ago

TMC ahead in 30 of 42 seats in Bengal; BJP trailing in all seats it won in 2019

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted that his Bharatiya Janata Party would show its best performance in West Bengal, where it had targeted 30 of the state’s 42 seats, the saffron camp trailed Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress at 32 seats as the first round of counting was coming to its end around 11am. In the 2021 assembly polls, …

Election Results 2024: 'TMC Overtaking BJP in West Bengal' Says EC | ABP News
7 months, 1 week ago

Election Results 2024: 'TMC Overtaking BJP in West Bengal' Says EC | ABP News

ABP News  

BJP is leading with 58 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections, while the BJD is trailing at 42 seats. Sitting MPs Preneet Kaur and Simranjit Singh Mann are trailing from Sangroor and Patiala Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. The results today will end the suspense on who will form the next government in the country amid BJP's '400 paar' slogan …

TMC holds Kolkata North, South in early trends
7 months, 1 week ago

TMC holds Kolkata North, South in early trends

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal was leading in its south Kolkata bastion by a margin of over 32,000 votes, as it held up against the BJP in a tough fight in north Kolkata, where it was leading by just a handful of votes. TMC candidate and incumbent MP Mala Roy got 49,423 votes, while the BJP’s candidate and …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC wins 29 seats, BJP gets 11 , Congress gets only 1 seat
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC wins 29 seats, BJP gets 11 , Congress gets only 1 seat

India TV News  

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is closing in on a massive victory as of 8:10 pm, winning 29 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party got 12 seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the TMC won 22 seats, while the BJP sprung a major surprise, winning 18 seats. Among BJP candidates, Soumendu Adhikari, the …

West Bengal Results highlights: TMC's stellar performance as INDIA shines
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Results highlights: TMC's stellar performance as INDIA shines

Hindustan Times  

Mamata Banerjee addressing a press conference on Tuesday after her party is all set to get a decisive win the the Lok Sabha election. West Bengal election results 2024 updates: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee thanked the people of Bengal for giving the party a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha election proving all exit poll predictions wrong. Lok Sabha …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee clinches massive win in Diamond Harbour
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee clinches massive win in Diamond Harbour

India TV News  

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress national general secretary secured a record-breaking victory in the seat of Diamond Harbour, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Abhijit Das with a margin of over 7 lakh votes. Banerjee broke the record for the highest margin in West Bengal, after former CPI MP Anil Basu won the 2004 …

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: Setback for TMC, BJP predicted to get 21+ seats
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: Setback for TMC, BJP predicted to get 21+ seats

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: This poll is crucial for West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to mark her dominance in Centre's politics. West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: West Bengal voted in seven phases to elect 42 members of parliament. Follow- Lok Sabha elections 2024 all updates Lok Sabha Elections 2019 result: West Bengal In the 2019 …

PM Modi says West Bengal will be the best-performing State for BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi says West Bengal will be the best-performing State for BJP

The Hindu  

With only the final and seventh phase of 2024 Lok Sabha polls left to go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence that the BJP will emerge as the biggest gainer in West Bengal. In an exclusive interview with ANI, PM Modi spoke about his party's performance in West Bengal in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the …

TMC fighting for survival in Bengal elections, BJP getting maximum success in state: PM Modi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC fighting for survival in Bengal elections, BJP getting maximum success in state: PM Modi

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exuded confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party securing maximum success in West Bengal in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. "TMC party is fighting for survival in the Bengal elections. BJP is getting maximum success in West Bengal. PM Modi on Calcutta High Court order on OBC certificates When asked about the …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters from eight states and union territories will cast their ballots to elect 58 MPs in the sixth phase of polling. Among some prominent candidates, Kanhaiya Kumar, a former student leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is challenging sitting MP Manoj Tiwari, regional Bhojpuri language cinema actor and singer, in the North East Delhi constituency, while Minister …

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised
7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

India TV News  

West Bengal witnessed violence amid the polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Ghosh had reached Kalnagate Kopi Bagan Shishu Shiksha Kendra in East Bardhaman district during voting. Till the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voting has been concluded at 18 out of 42 seats of …

TMC to get 15 Hardly, Congress not even 50: Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

TMC to get 15 Hardly, Congress not even 50: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted on Friday that neither would the Trinamul Congress win more than 15 Lok Sabha seats out of the 42 in West Bengal nor would the Congress score a “half century” in the tally of seats across the country. It is also difficult for the Congress this time to make a half century irrespective of …

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row
8 months, 1 week ago

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused senior Congress leader and party candidate from Baharampur constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, of allegedly endorsing voting for the BJP in a poll-bound rally saying that it is better to vote for BJP than TMC in West Bengal. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In the purported video shared by the Trinamool's official X handle, the …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of TMC candidates and their constituencies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of TMC candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the list of 42 names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the State. The big names include Mahua Moitra, Gopal Lama, also former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan and actor Shatrughan Sinha. TMC party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is contesting from Diamond Harbour against BJP candidate Abhijith Das …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'Khela shuru' in West Bengal with three seats to go for polls in Phase 1
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'Khela shuru' in West Bengal with three seats to go for polls in Phase 1

India TV News  

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections 2024: The first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections is set to begin on April 19 with 102 constituencies from 21 states and Union Territories going to the polls. Jalpaiguri: Another constituency located in north Bengal and reserved for SCs, Jalpaiguri will also face a triangular contest between incumbent BJP MP Jayanta Kumar Roy, …

BJP may edge past Mamata's TMC in Bengal, Mahua Moitra likely to lose: India TV Opinion Poll
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP may edge past Mamata's TMC in Bengal, Mahua Moitra likely to lose: India TV Opinion Poll

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party may script history in West Bengal as the party is likely to go well past Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with the projection to win 23 seats out of 42 for the first time in the state since its inception. The BJP, which won 18 seats in …

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls
9 months ago

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Minorities in West Bengal, constituting nearly thirty per cent of the electorate, are likely to vote for the TMC to halt BJP's advance, despite the presence of a secular alternative in the form of Left-Congress alliance, community leaders said. According to minority leaders, Muslims in West Bengal, pivotal in several Lok Sabha seats, are inclined towards the Mamata Banerjee-led …

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 …

Mamata's TMC announces four Lok Sabha candidates for Assam
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mamata's TMC announces four Lok Sabha candidates for Assam

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday announced four candidates in Assam for Lok Sabha elections 2024. Mamata's party has fielded Gauri Shankar Sarania from Kokrajhar, a seat reserved for Schedule Tribe, Abdul Kalam Azad from Barpeta Seat, Ghana Kanta Chutia from Lakhimpur seat and Radhashyam Biswas from Silchar. Assam has a total of 14 Lok Sabha seats …

TMC gamble in going solo in West Bengal
9 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC gamble in going solo in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

The INDIA bloc seems dead and buried in West Bengal with the Trinamool Congress declaring candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state. At the outset, chief minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee has taken a big gamble to go alone in the general elections, where her party’s primary opponent is the BJP. The Congress high command was …

TMC snubs INDIA in West Bengal, names candidates on all seats for Lok Sabha polls
10 months ago

TMC snubs INDIA in West Bengal, names candidates on all seats for Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress announced its list of candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Sunday, shrugging off the Congress’s proposal for an alliance in the crucial state and cementing the latest setback for the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee along with 42 Lok Sabha candidates at Brigade Parade Ground …

‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list
10 months ago

‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list

Live Mint  

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, dealing a blow to the Congress party which had hoped to stich up an alliance with the party for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Indian National Congress has always maintained that such an agreement has to be finalised through negotiations and not …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check Full List Of TMC Candidates Fighting Polls In West Bengal
10 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Check Full List Of TMC Candidates Fighting Polls In West Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has unveiled its list of 42 candidates in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Among the notable selections, TMC stalwart Abhishek Banerjee has been nominated to run for the Diamond Harbour constituency, while Yusuf Pathan will contest from the Bahrampur seat. The candidate …

Mamata-Modi rematch with INDIA in tatters
10 months ago

Mamata-Modi rematch with INDIA in tatters

New Indian Express  

As if to rub salt on the Congress’ wounds, the TMC has fielded popular cricketer Yusuf Pathan from Behampore against the Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. We must not forget that just two years later, in 2021, Mamata managed to sweep the assembly elections, winning a whopping 215 seats. What is more, the voters have shown a …

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction
10 months, 1 week ago

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Opinion Poll 2024: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to win 21 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party may grab 20 seats in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections, if polls are held today, according to India TV-CNX opinion poll. REGION-WISE SEAT PREDICTION FOR WEST BENGAL In North Bengal having eight seats, BJP may win six and …

TMC and BJP likely to have difference of just 1 per cent in vote share in Bengal in Lok Sabha election: Zee-Matrize survey
10 months, 1 week ago

TMC and BJP likely to have difference of just 1 per cent in vote share in Bengal in Lok Sabha election: Zee-Matrize survey

Op India  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year, all the political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters as they fight the ultimate battle of power. The survey finding indicates that there would be a difference of a mere 1 per cent between the vote shares of TMC and BJP. While the Trinamool Congress is likely to …

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement

Op India  

On Friday, Trinamool Congress politician Derek O’Brien announced that the party will contest from all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, thereby ruling out possible seat-sharing arrangement with I.N.D.I. TMC leader Derek O'Brien says 'no change' in party's stand of contesting all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, a few in Assam and one seat in Meghalaya, amid …

‘Inspired by Mamata's courage’: Journalist Sagarika Ghose as TMC names her Rajya Sabha candidate
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Inspired by Mamata's courage’: Journalist Sagarika Ghose as TMC names her Rajya Sabha candidate

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday nominated journalist Sagarikha Ghose as a Rajya Sabha candidate for the upcoming polls on February 27. The TMC Rajya Sabha candidate began her journalistic journey in 1991 and has contributed to prominent publications such as The Times of India, Outlook, and The Indian Express. TMC Rajya Sabha polls nominations Apart from Ghose, the TMC has …

TMC names journalist Sagarika Ghose among four Rajya Sabha candidates
10 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC names journalist Sagarika Ghose among four Rajya Sabha candidates

Hindustan Times  

Journalist Sagarika Ghose was among the four Rajya Sabha candidates the Trinamool Congress announced on Sunday for the upcoming elections to the Upper House of Parliament. The three other candidates are Sushmita Dev, former president of the Congress’ women’s wing and ex-Lok Sabha member who joined Bengal’s ruling party in August 2021, Dalit Matua community leader and former Lok Sabha …

TMC announces its candidates for Rajya Sabha elections 2024
11 months ago

TMC announces its candidates for Rajya Sabha elections 2024

Live Mint  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Mamata Banerjee-led party announced Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Nadimul Haque, and Mamata Bala Thakur as its candidates for election to the Upper House of the Parliament. “We are pleased to announce the candidature of @sagarikaghose, @SushmitaDevAITC, @MdNadimulHaque6 and Mamata Bala Thakur for the …

Mamata rebuffs Congress’s seat-sharing optimism, pledges to unite regional parties after polls
11 months, 1 week ago

Mamata rebuffs Congress’s seat-sharing optimism, pledges to unite regional parties after polls

The Hindu  

The Congress's optimism of clinching a seat-sharing deal with the TMC to resolve the stalemate in the Opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal was spurned as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her intention of uniting regional parties after elections to strategise government formation at the Centre. Despite efforts by the Congress to reconcile with the TMC after a seat-sharing deadlock …

'Don't care': Adhir Chowdhury on Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in Bengal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Don't care': Adhir Chowdhury on Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said he does not care about Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. All seats include Adhir Chowdhury's Baharampur too -- though Trinamool is a key member of the opposition INDIA bloc led by the Congress. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury earlier said the Congress …

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers

India TV News  

Amid verbal spat within the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over seat-sharing in West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. During the meeting, she urged the party workers to gear up for the electoral battle and emphasised the need …

Mamata Banerjee mounts pressure on Cong, says TMC can contest all Bengal seats
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee mounts pressure on Cong, says TMC can contest all Bengal seats

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Weeks after offering to honour the INDIA coalition by not contesting the two West Bengal Lok Sabha seats that the Congress won in 2019, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee told her party leaders at a party meeting on Friday that the TMC can contest all 42 seats in the state. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration …

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