#Mamatabanerjee

THE office of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia found itself in a fix after being asked to consider restricting his entourage to “the minimum required” during his three-day visit to Sikkim, for its Statehood Day on May 16, as it comprises only one…

Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court in a lawyer’s gown and made submissions in a case related to post-election violence in Bengal.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Mamata Banerjee arrives at Calcutta High Court in lawyer’s attire to plead post-poll violence case

From mobilising 2,000 workers from outside the state who worked in months-long shifts and ran hyperlocal campaigns to detailed Opposition research, the Sangh and the BJP worked closely to lay the foundation of the victory.

Under the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the Assembly building was lit up in green or blue and white.

“The political realignment in Tamil Nadu will have an impact on the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress’s move (to break up with DMK and join hands with Vijay) is aimed at boosting its future prospects,” writes Siasat

The BJP has consistently accused the previous TMC government of stonewalling land acquisition for border fencing; TMC claims it has “farmer interests” on priority

Indian political science moved away from the concept of factionalism, associating it with weak institutions and disorderly politics. West Bengal reveals that these are enduring mechanisms through which power is organised, distributed, and contested.

Party insiders say leaders with experience chosen as the party now "needs experienced legislators who understand the functioning of the Assembly"

However, CPIM reacted sharply to her call, saying she only was responsible for BJP's rise in the state. CPIM Central Committee member Sujan Chakraborty said, “She has no credibility of fight against BJP.

After ex-cricketer Manoj Tiwary calls the Mamata govt “corrupt” that “deserved to be cast away”, other TMC leaders like actor Dev start targeting party leadership, with some blaming Abhishek Banerjee for the debacle

Besides internal rifts, dissent against Abhishek Banerjee, and multiple cases against party leaders, TMC also faces a weak organisation and lack of second-rung leaders

BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday met the acting Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala in Nabanna. Sources in the administration said the party leader informed them about shifting the secretariat once the new chief minister is sworn in.

The TMC’s event-management-style campaign, curated by the IPAC, could not counter the BJP’s political and ideological narrative. If one has to fight the BJP, one must concentrate on the everyday grassroots welfare and relief work with a subtle ideological…

The Bengal Files director Vivek Agnihotri claimed that his film was banned in West Bengal, but he showed it underground across the state during the assembly elections, where TMC chief Mamata Banerjee conceded defeat.

Given that only a small fraction of Muslims — around 30 per cent of the population — are likely to have supported the party, its current vote share of roughly 46 per cent, points to an unusually high level of Hindu consolidation, estimated at nearly 65…

In West Bengal, the electoral math has shifted, but the deeper question remains: Why is a woman’s grip on power still framed as an act of defiance rather than a right of leadership?

At the BJP’s office on 6, Murlidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, however, the mood was more local in flavour as supporters tucked in jhaalmuri, echoing a moment from the campaign trail when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stopped to eat the snack in Jhargram.

Out of the 11 Assembly seats in Kolkata city, BJP won 6 – from Tollygunge to Kashipur-Belghachia

Like when Mamata first came to power riding on the Left Front’s “excesses” in Singur and Nandigram, BJP had highlighted women’s safety citing the R G Kar rape and murder case.