PEOPLE UPSET WITH TMC
TMC attacks Adhir over 'better to vote for BJP' remark, Bengal Congress dubs it as doctored video
The purported video showed Chowdhury, the sitting MP and candidate from Baharampur, addressing a public meeting and saying "it's better to vote for the BJP than to vote for the TMC." Banerjee expressed disbelief that a Congressman would advocate for the saffron party, stating that Chowdhury's actions were aiding the BJP's cause.
Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha seat set to witness three-cornered contest
In the upcoming polls in Kolkata's Maldaha Uttar, a three-way battle is anticipated between Congress-Left Front, BJP, and TMC. The BJP candidate is confident despite challenges like river erosion and healthcare issues.
Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks in Bengal over ticket distribution for LS polls
Discontent is brewing within the BJP and TMC in West Bengal over candidate selections for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. TMC leaders like Mausam Benazir Noor and Babun Banerjee have expressed dissatisfaction over denied tickets, while BJP's Arjun Singh returned to the party after being denied a ticket. Both parties downplayed the dissent, with the TMC citing disappointment rather than discontent. The TMC dropped seven incumbents and nominated 26 fresh faces, while the BJP aims to win over 35 seats in the state.
Sandeshkhali rocks Bengal: Village women file police complaint; people upset with TMC, says Kiren Rijiju
West Bengal's Sandeshkhali has been on the boil for a month with protests against TMC leader Sheikh Shajahan over allegations of land grabbing and sexual abuse. A group of local women have approached the police officials to file a complaint again...
BJP won due to vote division, says TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee
"I think BJP will not return to power if seats sharing is finalised early after a proper consensus," Banerjee said in Kolkata on Monday. BJP wins in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh were not impressive as margins were slim, she said. "BJP won more seats than Congress in Rajasthan because of split in votes. This is a victory due to division of votes. Victory is a combination of strategy, ideology and field work. Those who have been defeated, should learn a lesson and make amends. They should work for the people together. The future of all parties will be decided by the people and not by any leader or a party," Banerjee said.
TMC's Luizinho Faleiro resigns as Rajya Sabha member; party to announce new candidate for seat
Long being sidelined from the party affairs in Goa, Faleiro was being nudged by the TMC leadership to resign from the Rajya Sabha.
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TMC MP Prasun Banerjee wonders why colleague not made Bengal sports minister
Mitra had been the Sports and Youth Affairs and Transport Minister from 2011 to 2015 before being remanded to jail in connection with a chit fund scam. In a video, which went viral on social media, Banerjee, a former Indian football team captain and Howrah MP, was saying at a public meeting on Saturday that Mitra had been the "best sports minister".
Jagdeep Dhankhar: A politician, lawyer who can hold his ground
As the national convener of the BJP's law and legal affairs department in 2016, Dhankhar had provided legal advice to the BJP, RSS and its affiliates, though he isn't seen as a shakha-going swayamsevak. He is also seen as someone who has an excellent relationship with Hindu groups such as the Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sewashram.
Trinamool Congress's flop show in Goa
The TMC's key candidates, including Goa party chief Kiran Kandolkar, his wife Kavita Kandolkar, party nominee Churchill Alemao (who quit the NCP to join the TMC) and his daughter Valanka were trailing in their respective constituencies.
Day after civic poll rout, BJP's Tathagata Roy says party run by "debauch, traitors"
Roy had been critical of the decisions taken by BJP's West Bengal minder Kailash Vijayvargiya, now the party's national vice president Dilip Ghosh, and senior leaders Arvind Menon and Shiv Prakash, and blamed them for the party's poor show in the assembly elections.
TMC making false promises in Goa with eye on electoral gains: BJP
The BJP on Sunday hit out at the TMC over its promise to dole out Rs 5,000 a month to a woman member of a family in poll-bound Goa, stating that the Mamata Banerjee-led camp was giving "false assurance" to people there with an eye on electoral gains.
BJP Bengal leader warns sacrifices have to be made to be in party, Tathagata Roy calls Mukul Roy, a 'Trojan horse'
While former Meghalaya Governor and BJP veteran Tathagata Roy in a series of tweets described Mukul Roy who switched back from BJP to Trinamool recently, a "Trojan horse" and took a dig at BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya for being close to Mukul.
Suvendhu Adhikari meets PM, announces state-wise agitation from June 23
Adhikari termed it “communal violence” although a majority of the FIRs lodged have Hindus as accused, and claimed that it was “mainly Rohingyas and Bangladeshis” who were attacking the Hindus. He also said the BJP had managed to get 20% of the anti-incumbency votes.
RSS to focus on confidence building of cadre in West Bengal
A senior RSS official said the organisation was thoroughly backing the BJP for the first time in West Bengal in many years because the party was hoping for change, socially particularly, mainly to attack the TMC's alleged bias towards Muslims.
TMC slams Governor for decision to visit areas hit by post poll violence
The party, which has shared an acrimonious relation with Dhankhar since its previous term in the government when he assumed office in July 2019, also flayed him saying he is behaving in a manner ''unbecoming'' of one holding the gubernatorial post.
Close fight in Bengal; DMK ahead in TN, BJP in Assam, Left in Kerala
As the first exit polls began getting telecast soon after the eight-phase elections ended in West Bengal, the ruling TMC was seen in a tight contest with the BJP in assembly polls for the politically important state, while projections for the neighbouring Assam gave a clear edge to the BJP-led alliance over the Congress-led opposition.
CPI(M) leader who defeated Mamata Banerjee 32 years back, blames TMC supremo for rise of RSS in Bengal
Prof. Malini Bhattacharya, a leading academic, maintains Banerjee retains "close relations with the RSS even today while indulging in slanging matches with the BJP leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Farmers in West Bengal's rice bowl want better price for their produce
In Purba Bardhaman, once a bastion of the CPI-M, the Trinamool Congress had won 14 of the 16 seats in the last assembly election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the TMC led in 14 assembly segments. Eight of the 16 seats vote on Saturday.
BJP makes inroads into bastion of TMC that was once left stronghold
Haldia's MLA, Tapasi Mandal, from the Left Front is now the BJP candidate, and Suvendu Adhikari, who had ensured a sweep for TMC in the district of Purba Medinipur in 2019 Lok Sabha polls is now the BJP's star candidate.
Workers to get their due, but winnability important: Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh
On Wednesday evening, members of the BJP’s West Bengal core committee arrived in the capital and held a meeting to have a final look at the party candidates before the crucial Central Election Committee meeting the next day.
Mamata created Hindu-Muslim divide, did more harm than good to Muslims: Abbas Siddiqui
The 34-year-old cleric is trying to forge an alliance with the Congress-CPI(M) combine as also the AIMIM of Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of the assembly polls, after the TMC gave him the cold shoulder.
Bengal CM only keen on appeasing 30% of state's population: Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargiya, the saffron party's national general secretary, alleged that the chief minister has only been sensitive to the needs and the interests of 30 per cent of the state's over nine crore people.
Ground report: In Purba Medinipur, a test for Suvendu Adhikari, a bigger one for TMC
While the TMC would want one to believe that voters are focusing on the disloyalty of Suvendu Adhikari who its leaders refer to as “Mir Jafar”, people are talking about TMC’s “durniti” and the corruption in the government’s social welfare programmes.
Corruption will bring downfall of TMC: Mukul Roy
In an interview to Vasudha Venugopal, Roy, known for his backroom strategies and networking with cadre, said Trinamool leaders were deserting it because of lack of democracy in the party and the corruption in the state.
BJP MP's wife joins TMC; upset leader says he is divorcing her
Earlier in the day, at a press meet, Mondal Khan said that "misfit and corrupt leaders" are getting more importance in the saffron camp than the loyal ones.
Suvendu Adhikari pours cold water over Trinamool’s claims of truce
This came after Trinamool Congress leaders announced that the meeting was a success. According to sources, Adhikari is upset that Trinamool leaders have announced that he has been mollified. People close to Adhikari said he had maintained that it was “difficult for him to work with the party”.
TMC minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns; BJP says its doors open
Hours after senior Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned from the West Bengal cabinet, the BJP Friday welcomed the decision as the "beginning of the end of the TMC" and said if the heavyweight leader joins the saffron camp it would be beneficial for both.
It’s TMC versus BJP, close fight on 32 of 42 seats: Mukul Roy
Roy said the 2019 general elections will be a straight fight between the BJP and TMC.
Sonia Gandhi's call to Mamata upsets Bengal Congress, which prefers Left as ally
While Banerjee accepted Sonia's invitation to the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru and has decided to attend it on Nov 17 and 18, senior state Congress leader Abdul Mannan submitted a note to Sonia the same day, warning against a tie-up with the TMC.
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