Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
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Sudip Bandopadhyay, Kakoli Ghosh meet Om Birla on seating arrangements in Lok Sabha: Sources
India | Jul 14, 2026, 02:58 PM ISTThe meeting comes ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and amid the process of according parliamentary recognition to the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) as an ally of the BJP-led NDA.
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What fate awaits TMC? Speaker Om Birla to hear both factions; legal advice under consideration
India | Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 AM ISTThe development comes after a faction of around 20 TMC MPs reportedly met the Speaker earlier and submitted a letter seeking recognition of their group and requesting its merger with another political formation, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
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Kakoli Ghosh's son claims Abhishek 'failed in all subjects in class 8': 'Wrong to expect civility'
West Bengal | Jun 15, 2026, 12:40 PM ISTIn a post on micro-blogging site X, rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's son Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar has claimed that party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee failed in all subjects when he was class 8, adding that it is wrong to expect any 'civility' from the Trinamool leader.
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What is the Nationalist Citizens Party and why is it at the centre of the TMC rebellion?
India | Jun 14, 2026, 11:07 PM ISTNationalist Citizens Party is primarily based in the Northeast and has contested elections in Tripura. It is also reported to have built a presence in Meghalaya.
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Mamata's troubles mount as Kakoli Dastidar's son sues her, other TMC leaders: What's the dispute?
West Bengal | Jun 14, 2026, 10:49 AM ISTDr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, son of TMC rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has sued party chief Mamata Banerjee, and other leaders such as Kalyan Banerjee, Sougata Roy, Mahua Moitra and Sonali Guha over false claims that he sought a ticket to contest from the Barasat assembly constituency.
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Kakoli Ghosh denies writing to Bengal CM seeking probe into ex-RS MP's links with extremists groups
India | Jun 12, 2026, 01:04 PM ISTEarlier in the day, it was reported that Dastidar has written a letter to Adhikari against Imran. In the letter, it was mentioned that Imran, who was nominated to the Upper House with support of the former TMC government, has links with extremist groups.
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Amid TMC crisis, Kakoli Ghosh says 20 MPs are with rebel camp, more people in talks with them
Kolkata | Jun 11, 2026, 09:26 PM ISTOn reports of TMC-Congress merger, Kakoli Ghosh said neither was she in that meeting (Mamata Banerjee-Sonia Gandhi) nor was her opinion sought. “She (Mamata Banerjee) is a senior and experienced leader; it is her wish as to what she will do," she said.
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Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque in BJP contact? Fresh troubles for Mamata as cracks widen in TMC
West Bengal | Jun 09, 2026, 11:41 AM ISTThis development comes just a day after senior leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from both the Trinamool Congress and his Rajya Sabha membership, marking a significant political setback for the party.
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TMC rebellion spills to Parliament, faction claims 20 MPs' support: What's next for Mamata's party?
India | Jun 09, 2026, 08:43 AM ISTAnother rebellion hit the Trinamool Congress, with rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claiming that nearly 20 party MPs have decided to extend support to the NDA and will formally communicate their position to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
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Rebel TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar announces to form separate faction, claims support of 20 MPs
India | Jun 08, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTTMC's rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has announced plans to form a separate faction within the party, claiming the support of 20 MPs. She also launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and said her group would work with the NDA.
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TMC's Kalyan Banerjee rejects Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's 'misogyny' charge, calls it 'motivated'
West Bengal | May 28, 2026, 01:45 PM ISTHours after TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accused him of verbally abusing him inside the Lok Sabha, party MP Kalyan Banerjee has rejected the charges. He also pointed out that Dastidar should have immediately informed the House if she was verbally abused.
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TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accuses Kalyan Banerjee of 'verbally abusing' her inside Lok Sabha
West Bengal | May 28, 2026, 11:06 AM ISTTMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking action against party MP Kalyan Banerjee, accusing him of 'verbally abusing' her inside the lower House.
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TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar quits all party posts in major blow to Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata | May 27, 2026, 05:27 PM ISTEarlier on Tuesday, Kakoli, along with six other MLAs, attended West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting at Kalyani.
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Fissures in TMC: Barasat MP and Mamata's close aide Kakoli Ghosh resigns from key party posts
West Bengal | May 25, 2026, 11:12 PM ISTNotably, Dastidar had strongly rebuked political consultancy i-PAC, holding it responsible for TMC’s poll debacle. She alleged that the people of the election strategy firm were rude with party workers.
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Lady Trinamool MP describes Deepa Dasmunsi as a painted dancer
National | Feb 04, 2013, 06:25 AM ISTKolkata, Feb 4: In yet another instance of a Trinamool Congress leader making provocative comments, party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday compared Union minister of state Deepa Dasmunsi to a painted dancer, saying none
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Trinamool MP alludes to Kolkata gang rape victim as a prostitute
National | Dec 29, 2012, 05:25 PM ISTKolkata, Dec 29: Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has courted controversy by alluding to the Kolkata gang rape victim as a sex worker. Ghosh Dastidar, short of calling the Park Street rape victim a
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TMC MP's Guard Urinates On Passenger, Pulls Out Gun
India | Mar 20, 2012, 09:41 AM ISTKolkata, Mar 20: A bodyguard of Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar allegedly urinated on two passengers on the Rajdhani Express early on Monday, reports ‘The Times Of India'. The bodyguard then pulled out his