CM Suvendu Adhikari at an organisational meeting in East Midnapore on Sunday Kolkata/Mecheda: After Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya described the party’s induction of three ex-Trinamool MPs into BJP “an exception”, CM Suvendu Adhikari described it as a “necessity” while addressing party members and supporters at a meeting in East Midnapore on Sunday.According to sources,…
Kolkata: While TMC was critical of BJP workers allegedly blocking Mamata Banerjee’s rally on Wednesday, minister Dilip Ghosh saw nothing unusual in party workers “making merry” to celebrate victory in the election. He warned TMC that it would be done inside her home the next time.“There is no harm if our workers were in a…
the accused (R, Photo credit: X) was killed during an escape attempt after snatching a firearm KOLKATA: West Bengal’s political battle intensified on Wednesday over the alleged encounter killing of one of the main accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case. BJP is calling the move “divine justice” while the TMC is terming it an example…
3 min readKolkataJul 5, 2026 03:33 PM IST A Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiring into extortion and land-grabbing allegations against former Trinamool Councillor Debraj Chakraborty is now looking into the “disappearance” of money from his bank accounts after the party lost the Assembly elections. Chakraborty’s five bank accounts—some operated jointly with his wife, former MLA…
Banerjee, in a 28-minute address on Facebook, accused BJP of engineering desertions and defections through pressure and intimidation and dared the deserters to join BJP directly if they had the guts. KOLKATA: Former CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday formally took over the presidentship of the beleaguered party after one-time confidante Chandrima Bhattacharya, whom she appointed…
The TMC office in the middle of controversy Kolkata: The rebel MLAs’ attempt to “take control” of the Trinamool party office at Metropolitan off the EM Bypass took a dramatic turn on Saturday, with rebel MLA Akhruzzaman claiming that former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim — now in the rebel camp — had signed the tenancy…
Kolkata: The Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress took over the Howrah zilla parishad on Saturday and promptly replaced pictures of ex-CM Mamata Banerjee with those of PM Narendra Modi and CM Suvendu Adhikari, rebel bloc neta Ritabrata Banerjee and chairperson of the faction Arup Roy.The take over was effected following a no-confidence motion in…
Last Updated:July 04, 2026, 13:47 IST Chandrima Bhattacharya was appointed as TMC’s State President after the party’s election defeat against the BJP. Chandrima Bhattacharya was one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest aides. (ANI) In a major setback for Mamata Banerjee, top Trinamool Congress leader Chandrima Bhattacharya – who was appointed as the party’s state president after…
3 min readKolkataUpdated: Jul 3, 2026 08:24 PM IST A day after the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction met the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi, the bloc, led by Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, took possession of the state party office in Kolkata, claiming they are the…
3 min readKolkataJul 1, 2026 05:55 PM IST Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra became the target of an aggressive protest Wednesday after a mob allegedly comprising BJP workers bombarded her local transit party office along the National Highway in the Nadia district of West Bengal with eggs. Described by eyewitnesses as a “rain of…
