The TMC was formed on January 1, 1998, after Banerjee broke away from the Congress following ideological and political differences. From a fledgling regional party, the TMC rose to national party status in 2016. In 2011, it brought an end to the 34-year-long Left Front rule in West Bengal
In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and also the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of misusing institutions and said the people in Bengal are wit
ECI said that the TMC delegation has been told that polling stations will be set up in n high-rise buildings, gated communities, and slums to facilitate voting during the assembly elections.
Many questions are being raised against the government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), with ruling parties in states alleging that the central government is misusing the polling body.
A Trinamool Congress delegation met the Election Commission on Wednesday and discussed about 10 issues, including the SIR being held in West Bengal, with party leader Abhishek Banerjee stating later that "there was no concrete answer to anything".
A 10-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday, a party press note said.
The second phase of the SIR exercise covers Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, following the successful completion of the first phase in Bihar.
Trinamool Congress leader and State Minister Shashi Panja urged the Election Commission to reveal the list of electors whose names have been deleted from the draft SIR roll citing logical discrepancy issue following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal.
As Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Monday as part of a three-day visit aimed at strengthening the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) organisational base in West Bengal ahead of the crucial Assembly elections scheduled for next year, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said tha
Bangladesh's Workers Party stated it will boycott the 13th national election, citing worsening law and order, political pressure and lack of a level playing field. The party alleged election irregularities, insecurity, and bias by authorities, saying these conditions make a credible poll