All India Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
Abbreviation	AITC
Chairperson	Mamata Banerjee
Secretary	Subrata Bakshi
Parliamentary Chairperson	Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Lok Sabha leader	Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Rajya Sabha leader	Derek O'Brien
Founder	Mamata Banerjee
Founded	1 January 1998 (27 years ago)
Split from	Indian National Congress
Headquarters	30B Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026
Newspaper	Jago Bangla (Bengali)
Student wing	Trinamool Chhatra Parishad
Youth wing	Trinamool Youth Congress
Women's wing	Trinamool Mahila Congress
Labour wing	Trinamool Trade Union Congress
Peasant's wing	Trinamool Kisan Congress
Ideology	anti communist ; Bengali nationalism; Populism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Colours	Green
Slogan	Ma Mati Manush
ECI Status	National party
Alliance	NDA (1999–2009); UPA (2009–2012); Federal Front (2019)
Seats in Lok Sabha	21 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	13 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	Indian states 212 / 294 (West Bengal Legislative Assembly) 1 / 60 (Manipur Legislative Assembly)
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	aitcofficial.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The All India Trinamool Congress (abbreviated AITC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) is an Indian political party based in West Bengal.

History

After being a member of the Indian National Congress for over 26 years, Mamata Banerjee formed her own party of Bengal, the "Trinamool Congress", which was registered with the Election Commission of India during mid-December 1999. The Election Commission allotted to the party an exclusive symbol of Jora Ghas Phul. On 2 September 2016 election commission recognized AITC as a national political party.^[6]

Nandigram movement

In December 2006, the people of Nandigram were given notice by Haldia Development Authority that major portion of Nandigram would be seized and 70,000 people be evicted from their homes. People started movement against this land acquisition and Trinamool Congress led the movement. Bhumi Uchchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) was formed against land grabbing and eviction. On 14 March 2007 the police opened firing and killed 14 villagers. Many more went missing. Many sources claimed which was supported by CBI in its report, that armed CPM cadres, along with police, fired on protesters in Nandigram Many intellectuals protested on the streets and this incident gave birth to a new movement. SUCI (C) leader Nanda Patra led the movement.^[7]

References

↑ "The Anti-Communist of West Bengal". Forbes. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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- Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.
- Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.
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- "Five reasons why Mamata Banerjee swept the West Bengal elections". Scroll.in. 19 May 2016.
- Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad (19 May 2016). "Populist Governments With Strong Leaders Like Mamata Are Here to Stay". The Wire.
- Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.
- Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.
- "'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
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- Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.
- Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.
↑ Ghosh, Pujya (1 June 2020). "From Revolution to Dissent: A Case Study of the Changing Role of Theatre and Activism in Bengal". World Political Theatre and Performance: 39–52. doi:10.1163/9789004430990_005. ISBN 9789004430990.
↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/trinamool-congress-tmc-national-party-status-election-commission-3010274/
↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cpm-cadres-joined-cops-to-fire-now-beating-up-witnesses-cbi/251917/0

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[forbes-1] "The Anti-Communist of West Bengal". Forbes. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

[tmc_1-2] 
Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.

Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.

[3] Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.

[4] Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.

[3] 
"Five reasons why Mamata Banerjee swept the West Bengal elections". Scroll.in. 19 May 2016.

Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad (19 May 2016). "Populist Governments With Strong Leaders Like Mamata Are Here to Stay". The Wire.

Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.

Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.

"'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.

[6] "Five reasons why Mamata Banerjee swept the West Bengal elections". Scroll.in. 19 May 2016.

[7] Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad (19 May 2016). "Populist Governments With Strong Leaders Like Mamata Are Here to Stay". The Wire.

[8] Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.

[9] Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.

[10] "'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.

[tmc_2-4] 
Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.

Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.

[12] Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.

[13] Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.

[5] Ghosh, Pujya (1 June 2020). "From Revolution to Dissent: A Case Study of the Changing Role of Theatre and Activism in Bengal". World Political Theatre and Performance: 39–52. doi:10.1163/9789004430990_005. ISBN 9789004430990.

[6] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/trinamool-congress-tmc-national-party-status-election-commission-3010274/

[7] ttp://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cpm-cadres-joined-cops-to-fire-now-beating-up-witnesses-cbi/251917/0

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