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TMC turmoil deepens: 20 MPs send letter to Lok Sabha Speaker 'wanting to ally with NDA'

At least 20 TMC MPs have submitted a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to ally with the BJP-led NDA, news agency PTI reported citing party lawmaker Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Monday. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray's resignation from the party and the Upper House, which was accepted by the chairman. "Nearly 20 TMC MPs, including me, have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla about our decision to support the NDA," she said.

Times of India 2d ago

Several MPs head for Delhi, TMC’s Lok Sabha unit stares at split

After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there by next week. Anticipating the development during a party National Working Committee meeting at her residence on Friday, Mamata Banerjee clipped national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s wings by appointing senior MPs Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen as joint national secretaries. Abhishek’s growing clout and style of...

Times of India 4d ago

Will TMC's rebellion deliver what elections couldn't — a stronger NDA in Lok Sabha?

Trinamool Congress is staring at what could become the biggest rupture in its 28-year history. Just weeks after suffering a bruising defeat in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's party now finds itself battling a full-fledged internal uprising that threatens not only its influence in the state but could hand the ruling NDA an easier run in Parliament. The evolving situation inside TMC goes beyond the usual post-election blame game.

Times of India 1d ago

Another mutiny brewing? TMC turmoil reaches Parliament - what we know so far

Over a month after facing a drubbing in the West Bengal polls, Trinamool Congress appears to be experiencing a second wave of mutiny, with several party MPs reportedly submitting a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to support the BJP-led NDA. This comes days after Mamata Banerjee lost control over her party's legislature wing, as 58 TMC MLAs broke ranks with the leadership and backed Ritabrata Banerjee for the post of leader of opposition in the West Bengal...

Times of India 2d ago

Speculation mounts over TMC’s MPs, its heft in INDIA bloc

As TMC faces its biggest crisis in West Bengal, there is growing speculation over the future of its contingent of MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the impact developments in Bengal will have on the heft of the second largest opposition party within INDIA bloc and its overall ramifications on Opposition’s capacity to take on the govt, especially as the Mamata Banerjee-led party has been a most vociferous critic of BJP-led NDA govt at Centre. How the split within TMC in West Bengal following...

Times of India 6d ago

How BJP is building its UP pitch well before 2027 election battle

As the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh — with 80 Lok Sabha seats and 403 assembly constituencies — is widely seen as the “gateway to Delhi.” Riding high on its sweeping victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections, which brought the party to power in the state for the first time, the BJP has now shifted its focus to UP. When Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls early next year, the saffron party will have completed nearly a decade in power in the state.

Times of India 11d ago

Mamata & Abhishek Banerjee in Delhi, TMC mutiny spreads to Parliament

Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA. If the numbers hold, rebels would clear the two-thirds threshold needed to shield themselves from anti-defection, handing Mamata Banerjee’s party its gravest challenge since its formation in 1998 and potentially opening a battle over...

Times of India 1d ago

The INDIA bloc divide: Why Mamata is all in but Stalin is walking 'ekla chalo' path

The opposition leaders assembled at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Monday for the first high-level INDIA bloc meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and pushed visuals to project unity. Sonia Gandhi warmly embraced Mamata Banerjee. Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav and other opposition leaders exchanged pleasantries before settling down for deliberations on strategy, Parliament and the road ahead.

Times of India 2d ago

‘BJP murdering democracy’: Mamata after back-to-back assaults on Abhishek, Kalyan

Chanditala (Hooghly): Trinamool chief and former CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused BJP of "murdering democracy" after her party's Lok Sabha chief whip Kalyan Banerjee suffered head injuries in an assault during a protest near Chanditala police station. Serampore MP Kalyan was walking along Ahilyabai Road toward the police station to submit a memorandum protesting Saturday's assault on Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee when a group of people showed him black flags and called him a "thief"....

Times of India 9d ago

Allies 'large heart' message to Cong, Mamata's new tone, DMK shadow: Inside INDIA bloc meet

The first major INDIA bloc meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections saw several opposition allies deliver a pointed message to the Congress: be more "large-hearted" and adopt a more accommodating approach towards regional partners, news agency PTI reported, quoting sources. From the CPM's objections to Congress's Kerala campaign rhetoric to concerns over the DMK's estrangement from the alliance, the grand old party was told to show a "large heart" in dealing with regional allies, according...

Times of India 2d ago