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Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's hold over her party continues to weaken. This is the second resignation within a week, following the party's first major setback when Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, TMC's Rajya Sabha chief whip for 13 years, quit both the Upper House and the party's primary membership after writing a scathing letter to Mamata Banerjee.
K Annamalai announced the start of a "movement" that would eventually turn into a political party and contest the next Tamil Nadu elections as he finally quit the BJP on Friday after days of speculation. The former BJP Tamil Nadu chief said there was a need to come out of "cult politics" and usher in common man politics in Tamil Nadu, as he announced his Annamalai Makkal Iyakkam (AMI) movement.
Two journalist-turned-politicians, Swapan Dasgupta and Jagannath Chattopadhyay, might also get important berths in the Cabinet. While the government has yet to announce the list of additional ministers, Adhikari can induct a maximum of 38 more.
TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar had taken moral responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the Barasat region, and appealed to Mamata Banerjee to rely on veteran party workers rather than external consultants. On May 24, she resigned from her post as the party’s organisational district president for Barasat, slamming the decision to hire political consultancy firm I-PAC, which, she said, created “havoc” and “ruined” the party.
No arrests had been announced by Monday afternoon, and police teams were searching for the suspects. (File Photo/Representational) A 17-year-old boy was hacked to death by a five-member gang near the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai during the early hours of Monday, in a killing that unfolded steps away from one of Tamil Nadu’s most heavily visited and policed religious landmarks. No arrests had been announced by Monday afternoon, and police teams were searching for the suspects.
Once considered Mamata Banerjee's right-hand man', Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the BJP's first Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday in a massive show of strength that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and most of the Union Cabinet in attendance. Apart from PM Modi, all the chief ministers from BJP-ruled states were present, signalling the importance of the Bengal victory for the saffron party. Kshudiram Tudu , who won from the Ranibandh constituency, is from the tribal community.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Wednesday alleged that the BJP was behind the twin blasts reported in the state within 24 hours, claiming the incidents were part of a pattern of creating unrest ahead of the state elections next year. On another question about Mamata Banerjee saying she will not resign, he said, “They (the TMC) are feeling their mandate has been robbed.
In what could indicate a shift in regional political dynamics, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday formally congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its electoral win in West Bengal. I think this BJP victory under the leadership of Suvendu Adhikari will ensure that the relationship between West Bengal and the Bangladesh government remains the same as before, in a positive manner. India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers, but only two formal treaties have been signed to date, including the Ganga Waters Treaty and the Kushiyara River Treaty, while key rivers like the Teesta and Feni remain under negotiation.
