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Several rebel TMC MLAs and leaders will join the BJP along with Suvendu at a public meeting presided over by Home Minister Amit Shah in Medinipur over the weekend, sources said. The rest are likely to wait and watch for now. In his short resignation letter dated December 16, addressed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu said he was “thankful for all the challenges and opportunities that has been afforded to me”. Suvendu was a member of the party’s steering committee and state commi...

West Bengal: Exodus from Trinamool continues as another MLA quits party About a dozen TMC MLAs and heads of elected bodies are believed to be preparing to resign and walk with Suvendu to the BJP. Updated: December 18, 2020 9:02:54 pm Suvendus step is likely to open the floodgates for an exodus from the TMC to the BJP at multiple levels across the state. (Picture used for representational purpose) A day after former transport minister Suvendu Adhikari resi...

West Bengal: At meeting with Union home secy, govt reiterates stand This came a week after a row between the Centre and the state government following an attack on BJP president JP Nadda’s convoy near Kolkata December 19, 2020 3:36:46 am (From left) Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and state DGP Virendra were part of the virtual meeting on Friday. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday held a meet...

All eyes on Shah today, TMC workers on ground track exodus: ‘There’s time’ Shah is scheduled to reach Kolkata late night with Adhikari, who has been given Z-category security by the Centre, before reaching Midnapore for the meeting. Updated: December 19, 2020 8:16:35 am Union Home Minister Amit Shah (File Photo) ON THE ground floor of the West Bengal State Government Employees Federation office in Midnapore town, near the ground where Union Home Minis...

After Suvendu Adhikari, MLA Jitendra Tiwari quits TMC Jitendra Tiwari also resigned from the post of chairman of the administrative board of the Asansol Municipal Corporation. December 17, 2020 6:10:44 pm Jitendra Tiwari is among several TMC leaders who have come out against the party leadership recently. (ANI) Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari became the second leader after Suvendu Adhikari to quit the party on Thursday. Tiwari also resigned from the po...

On Tuesday, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya called up Adhikari to wish him on his birthday, further fuelling speculation. Adhikari’s aides said the decks were being cleared for his formal joining. Sources said he would resign from the TMC’s primary membership on December 17 or 18. In a fresh attack on Tuesday, Adhikari further distanced himself from the TMC leadership and said “people coming from other states can’t be treated as outsiders”. He was referring to the “insider-outsider�...

TMC releases 10-year report card, says ‘primary weapon’ for 2021 polls will be development Releasing a "report card" on its 10-year rule in West Bengal, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said TMC leaders and workers would reach out to around 10 million households in the next few days. Updated: December 10, 2020 4:14:24 pm In its report card, the TMC emphasised that the Mamata Banerjee-led government worked towards social welfare of all communities (Express phot...