Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Facing social media trolls recently for attending the Parliament in 'western clothes', newly elected MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday questioned why fellow Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir did not find similar scrutiny for wearing casual wear.
Mamata visits Naihati, vows to give reply to BJP's violence
Kolkata, May 30 (UNI/IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met the families of her supporters in Naihati, who were on a dharna, and said the Trinamool Congress will give a "proper reply to all the violence being brought on by the BJP." On the same day some videos went viral in which she was seen losing her cool when some alleged BJP supporters changed "Jai Shri Ram" at her motorcade.
Mamata Banerjee wishes Naveen Patnaik as he takes oath as Odisha CM
Kolkata, May 29 (Ibns): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished Naveen Patnaik as he took oath as the Odisha CM for another term.
Mamata decides to skip PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony, says BJP politicising it
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politicising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony by inviting the families of alleged slain saffron party workers of the eastern state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to skip the event.
Families of slain Bengal BJP workers to attend PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited families of all slain workers from West Bengal to the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a stinging message to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who will also attend the event.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC receives jolt as 2 MLAs join BJP
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress right after the Lok Sabha polls which witnessed a massive Narendra Modi wave sweeping the nation, two Trinamool Congress lawmakers and one from Left joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee tweets on her third anniversary as West Bengal CM in her second term
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): It has been three years since Mamata Banerjee took oath as the West Bengal Chief minister for the second term in 2016 and on Monday she recalled the incident by posting a tweet on the issue.
Mamata Banerjee's offer to quit as CM is a drama: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy has slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and said her decision to offer her resignation as the Chief Minister was nothing but a 'drama'.
Did not want to continue as West Bengal CM: Mamata Banerjee says after TMC meeting
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): At the end of the Trinamool Congress meeting following the Lok Sabha polls results which saw the party's seat getting reduced significantly from its 2014 tally of 34, Mamata Banerjee said she did not want to continue as the Chief Minister of West Bengal but her party insisted her to continue.
After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee calls emergency meeting
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): After receiving a rude shock from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata on Saturday.
In battle between Didi and Modi, "expiry PM" wins round one in Bengal
Kolkata, May 24 (UNI) It was a battle between "speed-breaker" and "expiry". And "expiry" won!
We will see the end of Mamata Banerjee's government: BJP MP Arjun Singh
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): The BJP sounded its war cry in Bengal saying it will beat Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to form the government in the state. The BJP has this time won an unprecedented 18 seats of the 42 Lok Sabha seats from the state.
CM Mamata Banerjee greets winners, but wants full review of results
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS/UNI) Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gracefully conceded electoral losses in the state as the BJP emerged as a key opponent of her party but said that a review of the results was required.
Verdict 2019: Narendra Modi set to become PM for second term as BJP storms back to power
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Narendra Modi, whose tenure witnessed measures like GST and demonetization and a fierce attack from a united Opposition over everything from Rafale to his foreign visits, is all set to return as the Prime Minister of the country for a second term with his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) guided by its chief election strategy architect and national president Amit Shah marching ahead in the Lok Sabha polls as counting of votes progressed on Thursday.
All eyes on West Bengal as exit polls challenge Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal - arguably the most exciting that went to polls in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 - will be out on Thursday, with the fate of 466 candidates from 42 seats to be decided.