Bengal Bjp Leader Resigns

Following the loss of lives in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing her as a "failed home minister"

Hours after resigning as BJP's Bengal youth wing chief and taking to Facebook to launch a blistering attack on the state party leadership, MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday decided to withdraw his resignation after senior party leaders intervened.

If infiltration is taking place in West Bengal from Bangladesh as alleged by the BJP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BSF's director general should resign as securing the country's border is their duty, said Abhishek Banerjee

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.

Trinamool Congress MLA and minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla has stepped down from his post in the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr Shukla, 39, quitting as Minister of State for Sports comes days after several Trinamool Congress leaders joined the BJP, with the election to the legislative assembly just months away.

Newly inducted BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that his resignation as West Bengal MLA has been accepted following his meeting with Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress lost five MLAs in 24 hours but managed a save when one of them, Jitendra Tiwari, declared he was back in the party. Friday's big exits were MLAs Shilbhadra Dutta and Banasree Maiti, as the party bleeds rebels looking to cross over to the BJP ahead of polls four months away. Jitendra Tiwari ...

A meeting in Bengal last night underlines that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rebel crisis could be worse than she may have expected. After a dramatic resignation in the state assembly on Wednesday afternoon, Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari drove straight to the home of a party MP two hours away.

Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as an MLA amid speculations about his switching over to the BJP and setting off concern in the Trinamool Congress as several disgruntled lawmakers rallied behind him.

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari today quit as a cabinet minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, sending his letter of resignation to the Chief Minister and emailing a copy to Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

A popular Bengali actor, who joined the BJP in 2013, has resigned from the primary membership of the party expressing dismay over the "recent hate-filled situation" in the country.

West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "mishandling" the Darjeeling situation and demanded that she should resign from the post of state home minister.

Mukul Roy, long-time Trinamool Congress leader seen as the right-hand man of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, quit the party and his Rajya Sabha seat today. Amid speculations that he was joining the BJP, Mr Roy later told the media that he would reveal his future plans only after Diwali.

Mukul Roy, one of the founder members of Mamata Banerjee's party, has today announced he is quitting the Trinamool Congress. He has resigned from the party's working committee today, and says he will soon surrender his membership of the party and of the Rajya Sabha.

The BJP in Kolkata on Wednesday hit the streets demanding the resignation of Trinamool Congress lawmakers and ministers who were allegedly seen on tape accepting bribes for favours. The Narada sting was released just before the assembly elections in West Bengal last year but last week the Calcutta High Court said prima facie it seemed to be a cogni...

Following the loss of lives in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing her as a "failed home minister"

Hours after resigning as BJP's Bengal youth wing chief and taking to Facebook to launch a blistering attack on the state party leadership, MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday decided to withdraw his resignation after senior party leaders intervened.

If infiltration is taking place in West Bengal from Bangladesh as alleged by the BJP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BSF's director general should resign as securing the country's border is their duty, said Abhishek Banerjee

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.

Trinamool Congress MLA and minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla has stepped down from his post in the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr Shukla, 39, quitting as Minister of State for Sports comes days after several Trinamool Congress leaders joined the BJP, with the election to the legislative assembly just months away.

Newly inducted BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that his resignation as West Bengal MLA has been accepted following his meeting with Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress lost five MLAs in 24 hours but managed a save when one of them, Jitendra Tiwari, declared he was back in the party. Friday's big exits were MLAs Shilbhadra Dutta and Banasree Maiti, as the party bleeds rebels looking to cross over to the BJP ahead of polls four months away. Jitendra Tiwari ...

A meeting in Bengal last night underlines that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rebel crisis could be worse than she may have expected. After a dramatic resignation in the state assembly on Wednesday afternoon, Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari drove straight to the home of a party MP two hours away.

Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as an MLA amid speculations about his switching over to the BJP and setting off concern in the Trinamool Congress as several disgruntled lawmakers rallied behind him.

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari today quit as a cabinet minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, sending his letter of resignation to the Chief Minister and emailing a copy to Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

A popular Bengali actor, who joined the BJP in 2013, has resigned from the primary membership of the party expressing dismay over the "recent hate-filled situation" in the country.

West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "mishandling" the Darjeeling situation and demanded that she should resign from the post of state home minister.

Mukul Roy, long-time Trinamool Congress leader seen as the right-hand man of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, quit the party and his Rajya Sabha seat today. Amid speculations that he was joining the BJP, Mr Roy later told the media that he would reveal his future plans only after Diwali.

Mukul Roy, one of the founder members of Mamata Banerjee's party, has today announced he is quitting the Trinamool Congress. He has resigned from the party's working committee today, and says he will soon surrender his membership of the party and of the Rajya Sabha.

The BJP in Kolkata on Wednesday hit the streets demanding the resignation of Trinamool Congress lawmakers and ministers who were allegedly seen on tape accepting bribes for favours. The Narada sting was released just before the assembly elections in West Bengal last year but last week the Calcutta High Court said prima facie it seemed to be a cogni...