Babul Supriyo
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Is Babul Supriyo TMC's next surprise exit amid exodus of leaders? Cryptic post sparks buzz
India | Jun 11, 2026, 12:11 PM ISTThe development comes after three TMC Rajya Sabha MPs — Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy — resigned from both the party and the Upper House, fuelling talk of unrest within the ruling camp.
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TMC's Babul Supriyo and BJP's Abhijit Ganguly almost come to blows in Kolkata
Kolkata | Jan 04, 2025, 11:46 AM ISTTMC MLA Babul Supriyo has made serious allegations against the BJP MP. A video of the dispute between the two has also surfaced, in which a lot of altercation can be seen.
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West Bengal Cabinet rejig: Portfolios of four ministers, including Babul Supriyo, reshuffled | List
Kolkata | Aug 08, 2024, 06:09 AM ISTThe changes included entrusting some of these ministers with additional responsibilities over and above their current portfolios.
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Trinamool appoints Babul Supriyo as national spokesperson
India | Jul 10, 2022, 03:55 PM ISTBabul Supriyo TMC spokesperson: Supriyo, the former union minister, took to Twitter to thank the party supremo for giving him the new responsibility.
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Babul Supriyo sworn in as Bengal assembly MLA
India | May 11, 2022, 02:20 PM ISTThough Supriyo, who quit his job as a central minister and the BJP, was elected on April 16, confusion prevailed over his oath-taking ceremony.
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Ballygunge bypoll result: Babul Supriyo's 'RevengeIsAPureEmotion' tweet is all about emotions
India | Apr 16, 2022, 06:51 PM ISTThe BJP turncoat had joined the Trinamool in September after being snubbed by the BJP. He had said that his decision to quit the saffron party was prompted by politics of "hatred and divisiveness" practised by its members.
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By-elections 2022 LIVE: BJP candidate alleges attack on convoy by TMC workers in Asansol
India | Apr 12, 2022, 08:52 PM ISTThe TMC has fielded yesteryear actor Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol, which has a substantial Hindi-speaking population.
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TMC bats Babul Supriyo, Shatrughan Sinha in upcoming Lok Sabha by-election
News | Mar 13, 2022, 03:00 PM ISTIn the upcoming Lok Sabha by-election, Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha, and singer Babul Supriyo will be contesting on the Trinamool Congress ticket. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informed of the development on Sunday. Sinha will be contesting from Asansol, while Supriyo will contest from the Ballygunge seat.
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Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to contest Lok Sabha by-election on TMC ticket
India | Mar 13, 2022, 01:26 PM ISTBabul Supriyo recently joined the Trinamool Congress back in September 2021. He did so weeks after he was dropped as a minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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West Bengal: TMC leader Babul Supriyo claims 5 BJP MLAs may quit saffron party
India | Dec 27, 2021, 10:22 AM ISTBJP's West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar, however, said none of the five MLAs will be left out as the party will accommodate them in new committees.
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Goa polls: Babul Supriyo exudes confidence; says 'TMC will do very well'
India | Oct 25, 2021, 12:46 PM ISTThe TMC has already announced its decision to contest the Assembly elections in Goa.
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Former BJP leader Babul Supriyo formally resigns as MP from Asansol
India | Oct 19, 2021, 02:12 PM ISTBabul Supriyo had won the Lok Sabha elections from Asansol in 2019 on a BJP ticket. Supriyo quit the BJP in July this year and later joined the Trinamool Congress.
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Babul Supriyo to submit resignation as Lok Sabha MP tomorrow
India | Oct 18, 2021, 11:18 AM ISTThe move comes after Supriyo resigned from BJP and joined the TMC in September.
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Babul Supriyo likely to resign as Asansol MP on Tuesday
India | Oct 17, 2021, 05:33 PM ISTSources in the Trinamool Congress indicated that Supriyo, who had written to Speaker Om Birla to complete his formalities of resignation as MP, has been given time on Tuesday at 11 a.m. However, there was no confirmation from Supriyo yet.
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Bengal bypolls: Nusrat Jahan, Babul Supriyo not on TMC's campaigners' list; Mamata Banerjee to lead
India | Oct 09, 2021, 07:07 AM ISTMeanwhile, the BJP list of campaigners contains names of Union minister Smriti Irani, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, MP from Bihar Giriraj Singh as heavyweights from outside the state.
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Babul Supriyo just beginning, others in BJP will follow suit: Congress
News | Sep 26, 2021, 04:17 PM ISTAfter former union minister Babul Supriyo joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Congress has taken potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that many other leaders in the party will follow the suit.
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Babul Supriyo meets Mamata: 'Didi asked me to work with all my heart and sing with all my heart'
India | Sep 20, 2021, 07:51 PM ISTThe Chief Minister spoke with the singer-turned-politician for more than half an hour.
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'My anger is real too': Babul Supriyo reacts to BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta's remarks
India | Sep 19, 2021, 04:22 PM ISTBJP leader Dasgupta claimed that Supriyo's decision of switching parties can lead to him "ending up damaging his own image". Babul Supriyo reverted that the ‘Rivals’ who joined BJP were embraced and were given top posts, but the ‘real’ BJP grass-root fighters were ignored.
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Many more to come: Abhishek Banerjee on Babul Supriyo joining TMC
India | Sep 18, 2021, 08:57 PM ISTHowever, senior BJP leader and the party's national secretary Rahul Sinha said, "This is a temporary shock and the BJP will surely get over it.
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Excited about joining TMC, will work for Bengal's development: Babul Supriyo
India | Sep 18, 2021, 04:33 PM ISTSupriyo also said that he will be meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.