The All India Trinamool Congress is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress and rapidly rose to prominence in the politics of West Bengal under her leadership. Presently,it is ruling the state of West Bengal beside being the third-largest party in India in terms of number of MPs just after the BJP and INC.
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011,the first woman to hold the office. Having served multiple times as a Union Cabinet Minister,Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time in 2011. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress,and became its second chairperson later in 2001. She is often referred to as Didi.
Anil Basu was an Indian politician and a former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.
Nandigram Violence refers to the violence in Nandigram,West Bengal,India,in 2007 due to the land acquisition for a project taken up by the CPI(M)-led Government of West Bengal to create a chemical hub,a type of special economic zone (SEZ). The policy led to an emergency in the region,and 14 people died in a police shooting.
The history of West Bengal began in 1947,when the Hindu-dominated western part of British Bengal Province became the Indian state of West Bengal.
Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South from 2006 to 2009.
On 28 May 2010,a Jnaneshwari Express train derailed at about 1 a.m. in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal,India. It was disputed as to whether sabotage or a bomb caused damage on the railway track,which in turn led to the derailment,before an oncoming goods train hit the loose carriages,resulting in the deaths of at least 148 passengers.
Nandigram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Mugberia Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.
Maa Mati Manush is a Bengali political slogan,coined by All India Trinamool Congress chief and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. The term is translated as "Mother,Land,and People". It became very popular in West Bengal during the 2009 General election and 2011 state assembly election. The slogan was widely used by the political party in almost all of their political and election campaigns.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats,and thus was re-elected with an enhanced majority. Like in the 2011 election,the poll was held in six phases,with the first phase divided into two days. The first phase was held in Naxalite-Maoist affected red corridor areas with two polling dates:4 April and 11 April. The other phases were held on 17,21,25,30 April and 5 May. The result of the election was declared on 19 May.
Asish Chakraborty,also known as Nanti da,is an Indian politician from Paschim Medinipur,West Bengal,India.
The Left Front is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed in January 1977,the founding parties being the Communist Party of India (Marxist),All India Forward Bloc,the Revolutionary Socialist Party,the Marxist Forward Bloc,the Revolutionary Communist Party of India and the Biplobi Bangla Congress. Other parties joined in later years,most notably the Communist Party of India.
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 17th quinquennial legislative election held in West Bengal,to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021,taking place in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021.
Dipali Biswas is an Indian politician and member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She was elected as the representative of the Gazole constituency in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 2016,she switched her party to Trinamool Congress and in 2020,she switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Nandigram Vidhan Sabha constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The General election to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal for 292 constituencies out of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed and was scheduled to be held on 16 May 2021. Polling in Nandigram took place on 1 April.
2021 Nabanna Abhijan was a protest march to the West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna,organised by Students Federation of India (SFI),Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI),Left Front and other Left parties and student organisations on 11 February 2021 against the alleged failures of TMC-led Government of West Bengal,which eventually turned into a conflict between the police and protesters. The protest march saw a massive involvement of youths,students and activists from SFI,DYFI and 8 other Left parties along with Indian National Congress and it's unions. Unemployment was one of major issues of this protest.
The 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for 292 constituencies of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal was held between 27 March to 29 April 2021 in eight phases.
