Hakim says Trinamool deserters lack ideology
Kolkata, May 28 (UNI): Furrows deepened on the Trinamool Congress forehead with the steady desertion of political heavyweights, which is not only leaving the party in a shambles, but was also creating a deep organisational vacuum, even as party veteran and Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor Firhad Hakim said those who left the TMC to join the BJP lacked ideology.
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.
Some TMC MLAs, councillors to join our party: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh
New Delhi, may 28 (IBNS): BJP leader from West Bengal Dilip Ghosh has said a section of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress' MLAs and councillors have reached New Delhi to join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.
TMC MPs Mimi, Nusrat reach parliament, get trolled for clicking pictures
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) first-time MPs, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan, reached the parliament on Monday but was brutally trolled for posing in front of camera in glamarous outfits.
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.
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.
Omar Abdullah wishes Amit Shah, PM Modi for their 'professional campaign'
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): As the BJP-led NDA is all set to register a victory in the Lok Sabha polls, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday praised BJP chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their 'very professional campaign'.
Rahul Gandhi maintains India's future PM tag for another five years: BJP Kerala tweets
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Kerala BJP on Thursday said he is maintaining the "India's Future PM" title for another five years.
Kolkata South: Mala Roy ahead of BJP's Chandra Kumar Bose by over 2 lakh seats
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): At a time when West Bengal is witnessing a tough battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Mala Roy, a candidate of state CM Mamata Banerjee's party, is leading ahead of her BJP opponent Chandra Kumar Bose by over 2 lakh votes.
Lok Sabha Polls: Counting of votes starts, BJP takes early lead
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): As counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls started on Thursday, early trends showed that Bharatiya Janata Party is ahead of its key opposition the Congress.
Lok Sabha Polls: Counting of votes begins
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls started across all venues in India on Thursday.
I believe the exit polls are all wrong: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he believes that all exit poll predictions are wrong.
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): At a time when majority of exit polls are predicting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA will form the government at the Centre for the second straight time, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government in the state completed eight years in the office.