Trinamool Congress

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen ₹440.42 crore in three HDFC Bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The action involves bank deposits held by the TMC.

Chandrima Bhattacharya, TMC Bengal chief, resigned from all party positions, causing speculation about her future ties with the Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee faces a political setback due to the resignation.

Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool faction is set to meet the Election Commission to present claims over the Trinamool Congress name and election symbol. The Election Commission will hear the rival faction's arguments regarding the party's name and symbol.

Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen filed a complaint at two police stations, alleging that a section of leaders is misusing the party’s name and symbol. The complaint targets unspecified leaders accused of this misuse.

Derek O'Brien, TMC joint secretary, accuses the BJP government of attempting to impose vegetarianism in Bengal by removing eggs from midday meals, which he claims deprives children of nutrition. Bengal is said to reject this policy.

Mamata loyalists and rebels submitted a list of new office-bearers to the Election Commission (EC). Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari stated that the Trinamool Congress will never recover from the split.

Trinamool Congress bank accounts have been frozen following letters from party rebels Aroop Biswas and 10 MLAs aligned with Ritabrata Banerjee to the bank and police. The three accounts hold approximately ₹440 crore in funds.

Twenty petitions were submitted seeking disqualification of rebel MPs, according to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee. Twenty people met the Speaker claiming to be a separate group, later revealing they had joined NCPI, an unfamiliar political party.

Arrests, mass resignations, and 'bulldozer action' against illegal construction have intensified the crisis for the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. Notices were issued to properties linked to senior Trinamool leaders, and local bodies experienced mass resignations three weeks after the BJP took power.

Trinamool Congress faces internal conflict between senior MPs Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee, while MP Sougata Roy encountered public protests and was targeted with eggs thrown at his vehicle.

Abhishek Banerjee of Trinamool wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker on June 10, urging him not to recognize or grant separate status to any rebel TMC faction in the Lok Sabha.

Anit Thapa resigned as Chief Executive of GTA following West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's visit to Darjeeling hills and allegations of corruption in the GTA. The resignation occurs after the BJP came to power in West Bengal in May 2026, prompting chairpersons of civic bodies like Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation to resign.

The article discusses a new U.S.-Iran agreement and its implications for Israel's response and U.S.-Israel relations, along with political turmoil in the Trinamool Congress following a merger with the NCPI.

Saugata Roy stated that the Trinamool Congress secured nearly 41% of the votes in West Bengal's recent Assembly elections despite BJP's alleged misuse of central agencies. He referred to defected MPs as 'gaddar team' and highlighted Mamata's leadership of the TMC.

Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar requested Speaker Om Birla to expel Kalyan Banerjee as Trinamool chief whip in Lok Sabha, alleging repeated verbal abuse and misogynistic conduct during House proceedings.

Trinamool Congress factions are divided over a potential merger with the National Congress (India). Lok Sabha MPs support the merger, while Bengal MLAs claim they have no knowledge of the proposal.

20 rebel MPs from Trinamool Congress have decided to merge with NCPI and submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. NCPI claimed to be the largest parliamentary force from West Bengal in a social media post.

TMC criticized the rebels' NCPI merger as 'ridiculous', while BJP attributed the political exodus to the party's ideological vacuum. The dissident group stated that 20 former Trinamool Congress MPs support the move and will back NDA in Parliament.

The BJP government in West Bengal is removing statues and symbols from the previous Trinamool Congress government, particularly those associated with Mamata Banerjee, and altering Kolkata's color-scape to saffron.

Rebel Trinamool Congress MPs have announced a merger with the Nationalist Citizen Party. They stated they will collaborate with NDA for the country's interest.

Kakoli claims 22 Lok Sabha MPs are part of a dissident Trinamool Congress (TMC) group. A meeting of the group, originally planned in Kolkata, has been moved to Delhi.

Kakoli's son is returning a gift from Mamata Banerjee and sending a legal notice over her remarks. Banerjee had accused a TMC MP of attempting to split the party after failing to secure a poll ticket for her son.

Mamata Banerjee reorganized the Trinamool Congress's youth and women's wings, removing Saayoni and Mala Roy from key positions. Mala Roy, Kolkata Dakshin MP, was replaced by Alifa Ahmed as president of the Trinamool Mahila Congress.

Derek O'Brien denied merger rumors between Trinamool Congress and Congress, calling the reports 'fake news'. The rumors intensified after meetings between senior leaders of the two parties in New Delhi.

A dissident faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is seeking recognition as the 'real TMC' by approaching the Lok Sabha Speaker. TMC rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia stated that 19 members support the faction.

Kalyan Banerjee issues an ultimatum to Mamata, demanding a choice between himself and Abhishek Banerjee. A senior party leader accuses the party's national general secretary of arrogance and a fluctuating mindset, while the senior advocate withdraws from legal matters involving Abhishek Banerjee.

BJP leader Tapas Roy claims Trinamool Congress (TMC) is facing a split similar to Maharashtra and predicts the party will cease to exist. Roy expressed happiness about the development.

Prakash Chik Barik, a Trinamool Congress MP, resigns from the Rajya Sabha and states he will follow CM Suvendu Adhikari's instructions to work for development.

The Bengal government will remove the ‘Dham’ tag from the name of the Digha temple. The temple was inaugurated by the previous Trinamool Congress government in 2025, but BJP leaders and religious authorities from Puri had objected to its name ‘Jagannath Dham’.

Sabyasachi Dutta, former TMC MLA and first mayor of Bidhnanagar, has been held by Kolkata police. He was a two-time MLA from Trinamool Congress who switched to BJP in 2019 but returned to his old party two years later.

Kalyan Banerjee, Chief Whip of AITC in the Lok Sabha, accuses rebel Trinamool Congress MPs of aligning with BJP. He claims their leader is Narendra Modi and that they have become BJP.

Three events in India—Germany's UN Security Council defeat linked to pro-Israel alignment, the emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party protesting judicial insults, and the INDIA opposition group's unification efforts—threaten to destabilize the Modi government. These developments highlight tensions in India's foreign policy, youth-driven political movements, and internal political fragmentation.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress party is experiencing a decline following its loss of power in West Bengal. The party, once dominant, is now unraveling weeks after the electoral defeat.

Trinamool Congress has approached the Calcutta High Court regarding a Leader of the Opposition (LoP) dispute. This follows the formation of a rebel bloc by 58 MLAs led by Ritabrata Banerjee, an expelled MLA recognized by the Speaker as the LoP.

The INDIA bloc has united around Congress following Trinamool Congress's loss in West Bengal and the departure of MPs and MLAs from its ranks. Trinamool Congress has suggested a potential alliance with Congress for the 2029 general elections.

Suvendu Adhikari is the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal. He is known for leading protests against the previous government and shifting from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP, altering Bengal's political landscape.

Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigns from Rajya Sabha and his party. The resignation highlights internal party differences and speculation about potential resignations by other MPs.

Trinamool Congress leader and Falta candidate Jahangir Khan was arrested. He had withdrawn from the Falta re-poll on May 21 and was on the run following the polling.

Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee met Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi ahead of an INDIA bloc meeting. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) confirmed the meeting in a statement.

A rebellion emerged within the Trinamool Congress legislature party, triggered by unspecified events. MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha were expelled from the party, raising concerns about internal stability. Mamata Banerjee and the party now face significant challenges stemming from the unrest.