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'Why did their conscious wake up only after elections?': TMC's Ghosh on dissenters

Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh has strongly criticized party leaders and legislators who are reportedly considering leaving the party after the recent state election results. Ghosh questioned their motives and timing, highlighting their past positions and benefits. He accused some of having hidden agendas and warned against challenging party leadership.

The Economic Times

Mamata Banerjee must remain supreme leader, not adviser: Dissent surfaces in TMC rebel camp

Rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs are showing signs of unease. They insist Mamata Banerjee must remain the supreme leader of the party. Some warn they may reconsider their position if she is reduced to an advisor. This internal debate highlights a contradiction in their rebellion, which was ostensibly against Abhishek Banerjee's…

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'Official' Trinamool rejects rebel MLAs' move to back expelled leader Ritabrata for LoP post

A political rift has emerged within the Trinamool Congress legislative party. A group of dissident MLAs has backed expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee for the post of Leader of Opposition. This move challenges the party's official decision to appoint Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. The development has created a split within the legislative party,…

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TMC MPs visit vandalised party offices in South 24 Parganas; Susmita Dev slams 'bulldozer politics'

Trinamool Congress MPs visited party offices and met workers affected by recent clashes. They alleged opposition workers are intimidating TMC members and disrupting democracy. The BJP countered, accusing the TMC of diverting attention from its electoral defeat and past worker atrocities. Post-poll violence remains a significant concern in West Bengal.

The Economic Times

Saffron ink: How Bengal’s newspapers covered – and coloured – the BJP’s win

By Monday night, the BJP had established leads in over 200 seats in West Bengal. The numbers on the ECI website were not final, but the picture they painted was already difficult to misread.

Newslaundry

India’s Modi senses chance to dethrone ‘nemesis’ in crucial state election

ON THE GROUND: The PM’s party has descended upon West Bengal in huge numbers for this key election, hoping to grasp the chance to oust the opposition’s only female chief minister. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Kolkata

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TMC embarrassed after videos, WhatsApp chats suggest internal feud

The Trinamool Congress has been left red-faced after leaked video clips and screenshots of WhatsApp chats surfaced, purportedly revealing a feud among party leaders. The video clips appear to be from the Election Commission’s headquarters, while the WhatsApp screenshots are said to be from the party MPs’ group chat.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 22: Three raided by ED, CBI, one linked to parliament breach

In March this year, former Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Roy – “frustrated” at his party’s “silence” over raids at his residence by the Enforcement Directorate – quit the TMC and jumped ship to the BJP. But in the run up to the January probe, the BJP itself levelled corruption charges…

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Calcutta HC pulls up EC, restrains BJP from publishing ‘derogatory’ ads against TMC

The Calcutta High Court has restrained the BJP from publishing any “derogatory” advertisements against the TMC and pulled up the Election Commission of India for “grossly failing” to address the Trinamool’s complaints, Bar and Bench reported.

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Nearly one in four candidates contesting in the sixth phase in West Bengal are crorepatis

Out of the 79 candidates contesting in the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, 21 candidates have assets valued at more than ₹1 crore, data compiled by the non-profit ADR shows.

The Hindu

Namesake candidates join election battle in several constituencies across Bengal

Trinamool Congress candidate Biswajit Das is set to face stiff competition from Union Minister Santanu Thakur of the BJP on May 20.

The Hindu

CAA, industries shape Bengal’s poll discourse in fifth phase

The CAA and a lacklustre industrial climate along the banks of the Hooghly river could dominate polling in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 20.

The Hindu

CPI(M) banks on new faces for a potential turnaround in West Bengal

Next-generation CPI(M) candidates in West Bengal, like Srijan Bhattacharyya, use modern tactics to appeal to young voters.

The Hindu

PM Modi’s speeches sound surreal to people: Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, shares insights on ongoing Lok Sabha election after four phases of polling.

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Mamata cannot stop CAA implementation, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah assures Matua community of CAA implementation, criticizes Mamata Banerjee, and accuses her of supporting infiltrators.

The Hindu

Sandeshkhali emerges as the rallying point for campaign in West Bengal

Allegations of land grab and sexual assault in dominate Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.

The Hindu

Trinamool versus Trinamool

The divide between Trinamool old guard and the new leadership is affecting the party

The Hindu

Sandeshkhali women were ‘tortured on the basis of religion’: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticizes Trinamool Congress for appeasement, mafia, and corruption, accusing Mamata Banerjee of silence on Sandeshkhali issue.

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Baharampur: Can the Congress retain its last bastion in West Bengal?

A winding cavalcade of more than 300 motorcycles accompanies three cars on a road in the deep interiors of Naoda Assembly segment in Baharampur.

Newslaundry

Sandeshkhali simmers amid a ‘fabricated rape complaint’, and TMC vs NCW

“We have been silent all these days but we were compelled to come out after receiving threats from local BJP people,” claimed Anjana*, the daughter-in-law of a Sandeshkhali local who has withdrawn her rape complaint against Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan.

The Times of India

Sandeshkhali rape charges filed on 'Suvendu Adhikari prod': BJP man in sting clip

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Saturday released a sting video showing a Sandeshkhali BJP functionary admitting that many of the charges, including those of rape, were levelled following instructions from BJP seniors, including assembly opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari.

The Hindu

Eastern front: On the electoral battle in West Bengal

The Bharatiya Janata Party nurtures high hopes in West Bengal in the general election

The Hindu

BJP let down Bengali Hindus with CAA, says Sushmita Dev

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) let down Bengali Hindus with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 which is much ado about nothing, Trinamool Congress leader Sushmita Dev said on April 21.

The Hindu

Taking the protests by Trinamool Congress as a challenge: Adhir

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that he accepted these protests as a challenge and would ensure that Trinamool drew a blank in Murshidabad

The Hindu

Mithun counters Mamata’s ‘traitor’ jibe with corruption charges against Trinamool

Mithun Chakraborty a “big traitor from Bengal”, the actor-turned-politician participated in a BJP road show.

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