Trinamool Congress Withdraws Support

• Another ally with two MPs pulls out of UPA

  The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, led by Babulal Marandi has withdrawn the support of its two MPs to the UPA government. The JVM was part of the UPA. Though this will not impact the stabilty of the government, the JVM's withdrawal of support comes two weeks after a major UPA ally, the Trinamool Congress, pulled out of the alliance.

• Congress ministers resign from West Bengal government, set sights at Cabinet berths

  The six Congress ministers in the West Bengal government met Mamata Banerjee at her office in Kolkata today and handed their resignation letters. They are now heading to meet Governor M K Narayanan to withdraw support to the state government. This marks the complete end of the Congress-Trinamool alliance.

• Bengal Congress eyes cabinet berths; ministers to resign from Mamata government today

  In a veritable tit-for-tat, the Congress is all set to pull out its six ministers from the West Bengal government today, in response to the withdrawal of support and ministers by the Trinamool Congress - its senior partner in the state - from the government at the Centre.

• West Bengal's Congress ministers to resign today

  The six Congress ministers in the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal would resign tomorrow and withdraw support to it.

• Read letter Trinamool gave against UPA to President Pranab

  The Trinamool Congress has withdrawn its letter of support to the UPA government after a week of dramatic political twists and turn. This withdrawal of support now puts the UPA in a minority in Lok Sabha. The President of India has accepted a letter, signed by the Trinamool Congress' Mukul Roy.

• Mamata Banerjee's out, says she'll live like a tigress; UPA says it's safe on numbers

  The divorce is final and the UPA is a minority government. The President of India has accepted a letter, signed by the Trinamool Congress' Mukul Roy, withdrawing support from the government. As he emerged from Rashtrapati Bhawan, Mr Roy said his party did not want a trust vote to prove the Government's majority, but wanted a vote in Parliament on t...

• Mamata Banerjee out, but we have the numbers, says UPA after Mulayam Singh Yadav bail-out

  Mamata Banerjee's ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh around 4 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was the second-larges...

• FDI in retail: Mamata Banerjee's ministers to resign today, PM to address nation

  Mamata Banerjee's ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh around 3 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was the second-larges...

• Mamata Banerjee exits today, PM likely to explain economic reforms on TV tonight

  Mamata Banerjee's ministers will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh around 3 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was the second-larges...

• PM likely to address the nation tomorrow, explain decision on FDI in multi-brand retail

  On a day that Mamata Banerjee is likely formally withdraw support to the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Sigh will address the nation. Sources say that the PM wants to personally put across to the country his point of view as an explanation for the tough economic decisions the government has taken last week.

• After Mamata Banerjee exit, PM to address nation, trust vote likely

  Mamata Banerjee's ministers will meet the PM around 3 pm today to resign from his government over the new reforms he cleared last week. They will then head to Rashtrapati Bhawan where they will formally withdraw their letter of support to the ruling UPA coalition in which Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress was the second-largest ally. With his govern...

• Mamata Banerjee's party ready to meet President tomorrow to officially quit UPA

  Time, it seems, has run out for the Congress-Mamata Banerjee alliance, with neither side willing to give in. The Press Trust of India reports the Trinamool Congress chief has asked for an appointment with President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday to give him a letter formally withdrawing support to the UPA government, which will make the UPA government...

• Call me, maybe? Phones, SMS-es didn't connect PM, Mamata and Sonia

  A series of missed calls and messages is now turning into the centre of a renewed hardening of stands between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) as part of the political drama being played out after the withdrawal of TMC's support to the UPA. The TMC has now contradicted the Congress which had said that Mamata Banerjee refused to respond...

• Mamata Banerjee exits UPA, PM asks ministers to stand their course

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet top leaders of her party this morning to discuss the crisis triggered by Mamata Banerjee's withdrawal of support to the UPA government. The Congress' core group meeting is scheduled for 10 am and will be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony and Finance Minister Chidambaram.

• PM should step down, go for elections: Trinamool MP

  Hours after an aggressive Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw their support from the UPA government, party MP Kunal Ghosh demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should step down and go for elections to se whether the price rise and reforms are acceptable to the masses.