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Trinamool Congress (TMC) shot to power in 2011 after 34 years of Left rule. (Photo: PTI)

'Indebted to people,' says Mamata after formidable win; to take oath on May 27

'Want to thank the people who are most important in this celebration of democracy', says TMC supremo.

19 May 2016 7:13 PM

The only other election news in recent times apart from the Karnataka Assembly polls has been that of Bengal panchayat polls, marred with violence, deaths, intimidation. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Bengal panchayat elections: Delegitimising run of TMC, legitimising entry of BJP

Panchayat elections in Bengal have regularly witnessed violence since the 1980s.

24 May 2018 3:01 PM

The child is admitted to Malda Medical College and Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

3-yr-old shot in head during TMC-BJP clash in Bengal over local body elections

Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP attacked Putul Mondal’s house on Thursday to seek revenge.

31 Aug 2018 6:48 PM

Gogoi (37), who is a permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee (CWC) - the party's highest decision-making body - said unemployment and agrarian distress were realities of the country and the Congress was raising them continuously during the campaign. (Photo: ANI)

TMC should introspect on BJP's rise in West Bengal: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi

Congress could win only 52 seats in the 2019 elections, only eight more than its 2014 tally.

14 Jul 2019 12:40 PM

West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2018: 20 people were injured in a clash which broke out between two groups in Cooch Behar. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Several dead during WB Panchayat polls, MHA seeks report from state

A state Election Commission official said there are reports of six people being killed in violence during Panchayat polls.

14 May 2018 11:13 AM

A tweet by Trinamool Congress said: “Trinamool Parliam delegation detained at Varanasi airport. ADM,SP have not told us under which section.("Doing as told from topmost"). '(Photo: Screengrab)

TMC delegation on way to meeting Sonbhadra victims' families detained

Derek O'Brien said the police officers, while stopping them at the airport, said they were 'doing as told from topmost'.

20 Jul 2019 10:54 AM

Footage from the Silchar airport shows women lawmakers in the Trinamool delegation running as they were chased and restrained by policewomen. (Photo: PTI)

After overnight detention, jostling at Silchar airport, TMC team flies out

8 Trinamool lawmakers were detained at Silchar airport after they had gone to Assam to campaign against the draft NRC.

03 Aug 2018 10:24 AM

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Didi: Her turf, on her terms

Mamata emerged from her one-room house with shouts of “Mamata Banerjee zindabad”.

02 Dec 2018 1:40 AM

The tribal family was brought to the Trinamool party office on Thursday evening. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Tribal family joins TMC after Amit Shah's visit, BJP cries foul play

The tribal family of four were handed over Trinamool flags by TMC leader and former minister Madan Mitra and Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen.

29 Jun 2018 8:07 PM

Second half of Budget Session may see crack in Opposition unity

The crack in Opposition unity could help the government move forward on the GST Bill.

16 Apr 2016 12:47 PM

In 2012, the Meghalaya Pradesh Trinamool Congress was formally launched with an intention to contest 35 of the state's 60 seats. (Representational image: PTI)

Big blow to Congress as 12 MLAs in Meghalaya to join TMC

The breakaway group has submitted a list of MLAs crossing over to the TMC to state Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh

25 Nov 2021 10:07 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi gave clarion call from Raj Ghat after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Fuel price rise not in our hands, says BJP amid Opposition's Bharat Bandh

22 opposition parties are joining Congress in protest to corner Narendra Modi-led NDA government in the Centre.

10 Sep 2018 10:05 AM

Counting of votes for the by-elections of 4 Lok Sabha and 11 Assembly seats in underway today. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

BJP loses in UP, Maharashtra; cedes to Congress, regional parties in states

In Maharashtra, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by 19,742 votes from Palghar Lok Sabha seat.

31 May 2018 9:48 AM

A man collects ballot boxes from a pond at Memari in Burdwan, thrown by some unknown persons during the panchayat election. (Photo: PTI)

17 killed as violence mars panchayat polls

The rule of the West Bengal state election commission, which conducted the rural polls, was hardly visible as the situation span out of control.

15 May 2018 1:14 AM

Counting of votes for West Bengal Panchayat Election delayed at a counting centre in North 24 Parganas. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

WB Panchayat results: TMC leading, party workers clash in Birbhum

The booths, where re-polling took place, include 63 in Murshidabad, 52 in Coochbehar, 28 in West Midnapore and 10 in Hooghly among others.

17 May 2018 9:02 AM

In a stunning performance, the BJP won 18 Lok Sabha seats in the state, only four less than TMC's 22. (Photo: ANI)

6 TMC MLAs, ex-MPs likely to switch sides soon, claim BJP sources

‘That too they were forced at gunpoint to do so,’ the TMC said in a tweet.

29 May 2019 4:59 PM

The speculation on Mr Sangma joining Trinamool Congress was rife since last month when he met TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. (DC File Image)

Sangma on joining TMC: ‘Conscious call’

In a late night coup on Wednesday, Mr Sangma along with 11 other Congress MLAs, including ex-Assembly speaker Charles Pyngrope, joined TMC

26 Nov 2021 2:01 AM

32-year-old Dulal Kumar, who went missing on Friday, was found hanging by a pole in Dabha village of Purulia's Balarampur. (Facebook | Screengrab | Kailash Vijayvargiya)

From the killing fields of Purulia

The Trinamool Congress supporters however blamed the criminal gangs crossing over to the district from Jharkhand for the murder.

10 Jun 2018 12:43 AM

BJP leader Amit Shah addressed a rally in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

To end corruption in Bengal, vote BJP to power: Amit Shah

Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Amit Shah said for BJP 'country comes first, vote bank comes after that.'

11 Aug 2018 2:38 PM

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

BJP plays puja politics, tramples on tradition

The tradition in West Bengal is that in the festival season there is no politics.

07 Oct 2019 2:17 AM

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