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Trinamool Congress (TMC)
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- Abbreviation TMC
- Founder Mamata Banerjee
- Founded 1 January 1998 (27 Years Ago) (1998-01-01)
- Headquarters 30B Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata 700026
- Eci Status State Party
- Parliamentary Chairperson Sudip Bandyopadhyay
- Ideology Bengali Nationalism, Regionalism, Populism, Welfarism, Progressivism, Social Liberalism, Secularism
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) BIOGRAPHY
All India Trinamool Congress: A West Bengal Powerhouse Founded January 1, 1998, by Mamata Banerjee, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) emerged as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress. Quickly establishing itself in West Bengal's political landscape, the party's rise under Baner...
TRINAMOOL CONGRESS NEWS
‘Live-streamed, only counsels to be present’: Calcutta High Court’s restrictions on ED I-PAC raids hearing today
January 14, 2026 11:18 am
Last Friday, when the Calcutta High Court was to hear the petitions of ED and the TMC, chaos and overcrowding in Justice Suvra Ghosh's courtroom led to the matter being adjourned.
Om Birla does not rule out 'exemplary punishment' on use of e-cigarette in Lok Sabha
January 12, 2026 5:19 pm
Birla said the matter was under investigation and would be later referred to an appropriate committee of the House for further action.
Suvendu Adhikari alleges TMC workers carrying bamboo sticks and petrol can attacked his convoy, MHA seeks report from him
January 11, 2026 2:23 pm
The TMC said Suvendu Adhikari’s own security force lathi-charged people and accidentally hit BJP workers.
Who is Pratik Jain? Inside the rise of I-PAC’s key strategist at the centre of the ED-TMC faceoff
January 12, 2026 9:46 am
Jain, who started his professional career as an analyst with Deloitte, was among the early members of Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG) before joining I-PAC.
ED raids on I-PAC have only strengthened TMC and Mamata Banerjee
January 10, 2026 2:58 pm
For the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP was counting on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as its saviour. When that appeared to fail, the BJP has now reverted to its tried-and-tested technique of using central agencies for political battles, as we saw this week
As Abhishek Banerjee sets off on Bengal yatra, why TMC is betting on it to be a 'game changer' before Assembly polls
January 02, 2026 12:10 pm
While Abhishek's "Abar Jitbe Bangla" yatra will showcase Mamata govt's “achievements” and keep the heat on BJP, TMC has drawn a parallel with his 2023 “Nabo Joar Yatra” which shaped its subsequent wins
Delhi Confidential: Can’t Take It EC
December 31, 2025 4:57 am
A delegation of the Trinamool Congress, led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan.
TMC’s protests disrupt SIR hearings at 3 Bengal centres
December 29, 2025 6:23 pm
A party delegation led by MP Partha Bhowmik and state Industry minister Sashi Panja went to meet Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal
Humayun Kabir accuses Mamata of ‘appeasing Hindus’, says Muslim voters shifting towards him
December 29, 2025 7:30 pm
The suspended TMC MLA alleges police harassment since he laid the foundation stone for Babri-like mosque in Bengal
Trinamool Congress ‘Jotoi koro hamla, abar jitbe Bangla’ slogan for 2026 West Bengal elections
December 27, 2025 8:25 pm
Ahead of the the 2021 Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress referenced the BJP as “outsiders", calling it ‘Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars’ (anti-Bengali zamindars).
TRINAMOOL CONGRESS PHOTOS
CBI probe on, school job aspirants hold protest in Kolkata
December 19, 2022 10:56 pm
Nine organisations of agitating job seekers and would-be-teachers in government schools organised a joint rally in Kolkata on Monday to assert their demands amidst CBI probe in school jobs scam.
'No Vote to BJP' rally in West Bengal
March 10, 2021 11:37 pm
After Modi's Visva-Bharati address, Mamata's show of strength at Santiniketan
December 29, 2020 7:34 pm
Mamata Banerjee, during a rally in Bolpur, branded Visva-Bharati VC Bidyut Chakrabarty as a "BJP man", and said that he plans to destroy the rich heritage of the hallowed institution by "importing divisive and communal politics inside its campus".
Amid BJP-TMC war of words, Amit Shah's show of strength in Bengal
December 21, 2020 12:57 am
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah Sunday held a roadshow in Bolpur area of Birbhum district in West Bengal.
Rainbow of colours in Lok Sabha election campaign
March 18, 2019 8:49 am
The Election Commission of India announced that the general elections will be held in seven phases across India starting April 11 and the results will be announced on May 23
Darjeeling turns into war zone as GJM steps up agitation for separate 'Gorkhaland' state
June 17, 2017 6:50 pm
On the third day of the indefinite strike, Darjeeling and the surrounding hills in northern Bengal turned into a war zone.
Bengal civic polls: Trinamool Congress shows its grip on state with clean sweep
October 10, 2015 10:20 pm
The victories reiterate the Trinamool Congress’ continuing hold over urban electorate.
TMC candidate Baichung Bhutia campaigns in Darjeeling
March 29, 2014 10:20 am
Baichung Bhutia has been fielded by Trinamool Congress from the high-strung Darjeeling seat.
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TRINAMOOL CONGRESS VIDEOS
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay In CBI Custody, To Be Produced In Court Today
June 22, 2020 7:15 pm
No one is safe in West Bengal: Rajnath Singh
January 21, 2016 12:02 pm
Barasat (WB) Jan 21 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed a rally at Barasat in West Bengal. Addressing the rally, he said no one is safe in West Bengal. The Malda incident was not a small incident and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should consider the matter seriously. They should make it clear that who was responsible for the incident.
BJP, RSS is trying to polarise electorate in WB: Derek O'Brien
January 17, 2016 9:53 am
Kolkata, Jan 17 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Sunday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over dirty communal politics and their attempt to polarise the electorate. He added that the BJP was trying to change the narrative of development in West Bengal, but he was sure that the people in the state would give them a befitting answer.
TMC should stop taking advantage of communal tensions: Naqvi
January 17, 2016 7:25 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday took a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after posters praising West Bengal were seen in New Delhi on Sunday. He said that instead of pasting posters in the national capital, Trinamool Congress (TMC) should paste them in Malda or in places where communal clashes are taking place. He added that TMC should stop taking advantage of communal tensions.
Malda incident will backfire on Mamata Govt.: Naqvi
January 14, 2016 7:58 am
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that the communal card would no longer help the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming polls in West Bengal, adding that the Malda incident will backfire on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee government.
Idris Ali's statement is 'publicity stunt': BJP
January 06, 2016 11:43 am
New Delhi 06 Jan (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Idris Ali's statement is a publicity stunt. The leader was confident that if investigated, there will be links of Idris with terrorist outfits functioning outside India. The National Secretary of BJP also demanded an apology either from the TMC party or from its leader.
Idris Ali is 'mentally sick': BJP
January 06, 2016 9:12 am
New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday countered Trinamool Congress leader Idris Ali's statement and said that he is mentally sick. He described the speech as means to disturb the peace of the society. Idris had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having links with terrorists in regard to the recent Pathankot terror attack.
