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Resort Politics Is Coming To Bite BJP Back: Abhishek Banerjee

KOLKATA: It was a déjà vu feeling of sorts when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hauled its 69 MLAs to a hotel in Kolkata ahead of the Presidential elections on Monday. Taking a potshot at the decision, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that ‘resort politics is coming to bite BJP […]

Vice-Prez Polls: TMC To Dump Cong’s Alva, Keeps Bizarre Silence?

KOLKATA: After taking the lead in bringing the opposition together for fielding a joint candidate in the recently concluded Presidential elections, the enthusiasm of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) appeared to have fizzled out for the Vice-Presidential election. The Mamata Banerjee-led party had maintained a bizarre silence on the issue. It also skipped the […]

Presidential Election: Yashwant Sinha Urges MPs, MLAs To Vote In His Favour To Save ‘Democracy’

NEW DELHI: As voting took place today for India’s new President, opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday dubbed the polling as “very important” and urged political parties to vote in his favour to save democracy and the Constitution. Speaking to the media, Sinha said, “This election is very important and will set the path […]

Opposition Treads Cautiously On VP Election

NEW DELHI: The Opposition parties are scheduled to meet at the Delhi residence of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday evening. The agenda for the meeting is to pick up a name for the vice-presidential poll. Sources told The New Indian that the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), which was at the […]

Six Congressmen In Touch With AITC, Say Party Sources

KOLKATA: As the party is looking to expand its base across the country ahead of the 2024 General Elections, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) says six from Congress want to join the party. Party sources told The New Indian that three congressmen from the lower house and three from the […]