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West Bengal BJP shuts doors on TMC rebels, vows to prevent 'Trinamoolisation'
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday firmly rejected speculation over the induction of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders into the BJP, asserting that the party would not admit "tainted" individuals and that "trinamoolisation of BJP would never happen." Emphasising that the BJP's rise in West Bengal had been driven by grassroots workers rather than political defections, Bhattacharya said there was no question of accommodating those who had resigned from the...
Sweet victory? Bengal BJP's GI tag push for Kansat, Mohan Bhog
The West Bengal BJP has begun preparations to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional sweets of the state that still lack recognition, aiming to promote them at national and international levels while also planning to set up 'Misthi Hubs' (Sweet Hubs) for organised production and export. A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Geographical Indications are covered...
Full Bengal cabinet today: BJP balances old-versus-new, regional aspirations
Kolkata : The need to strike a balance among Bengal’s various regions and between BJP veterans and new entrants was among the factors that weighed heavily on the party leadership during the selection of ministers who will be sworn in on Monday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari wrote on his X handle on Sunday that 35 ministers will take oath in the first expansion of the council of ministers since Bengal’s first BJP govt took up office on May 9. The govt is now functioning with six ministers,...
Kalyan Banerjee assault row: Mamata meets TMC MP; BJP denies involvement - top developments
West Bengal's political tensions escalated sharply on Sunday after Trinamool Congress ( TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that he was attacked by BJP workers near Chanditala Police Station in Hooghly district while on his way to submit a deputation regarding post-poll violence. The incident came amid an already charged political atmosphere following the alleged attack on TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee a day earlier in South 24 Parganas. The alleged assault on the Serampore MP...
Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz
The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon of Bengal politics on Tuesday, with both Trinamool and BJP seniors referring to the ‘Maharashtra model’ to explain what is happening to Trinamool Congress following the Signgate mess. Tapas Roy, who took oath on Monday as a cabinet minister in Bengal’s first BJP govt and was with TMC till March 2024, referred to the ‘Maharashtra model’ in a Facebook post on Tuesday and claimed more than 50 MLAs from Mamata Banerjee’s party could switch allegiance any time....
'Rulers have become killers': Mamata fumes over attack on nephew; BJP denies role, hits back
NEW DELHI: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and opposition parties upped the ante against the ruling BJP after TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly assaulted during a visit to West Bengal's Sonarpur to meet families affected by post-poll violence. These remarks came after stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at Abhishek by unidentified people, who also allegedly tried to kick and hit him while raising "thief, thief" slogans. Reacting to the incident, former West Bengal chief...
INDIA bloc holds key meeting: Rahul, Mamata, Akhilesh among top leaders present; DMK stays away
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TMC's twin revolt: Is BJP the biggest beneficiary?
Trinamool Congress, born from the grassroots in 1998, is seeing the ground slip from beneath its feet, with rebels asserting themselves in the assembly and Parliament. In 2011, Mamata Banerjee's party ended 34 years of Left rule in West Bengal, making her the state's first woman chief minister and ushering in a 15-year stint in power. But when the TMC suffered its first electoral defeat at the hands of the BJP in 2026, the bigger challenge emerged after the results.
'Do ghaz ki doori': Adhir Choudhary on BJP keeping distance from rebel Trinamool MLAs
Former West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on Wednesday alleged that corruption allegations against some of the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs is forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently came to power in the state for the first time, to keep its distance from them. However, he alleged that the BJP is encouraging these legislators to form a separate group, as this would allow the saffron party to have its way in the state assembly. Choudhary's remarks...
'Better off without them': Mamata's message to TMC rebels and a 'Hitler' jibe at BJP
Amid reports of infighting, TMC supremo and former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit back at rebel leaders while saying that the party is "not for its leaders but it is for its workers". Speaking hours after TMC expelled two MLAs for 'anti-party activities', Mamata said that the party is "better off" without the rebel MLAs. "There may be some people who take advantage of situations, but those who thought such people were their assets have left, and we are better off without them.