After Mamata's victory, BJP expects more defections to Trinamool Congress
India | October 04, 2021 13:33 ISTIn June, Mukul Roy, who won from Krishnanagar North assembly seats, left the BJP to rejoined the Trinamool
In June, Mukul Roy, who won from Krishnanagar North assembly seats, left the BJP to rejoined the Trinamool
Making her victory sweeter, her party’s candidates for the other two by-polls in the state, in Jangipur and Samserganj, notched up impressive victories with TMC’s Jakir Hossain winning Jangipur by a massive margin of 92,480 votes in a one-sided fight.
Congress spent Rs 84.93 cr (Rs 84,93,69,986) for electioneering in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and WB during assembly elections.
Boxing champion Lenny Da Gama and former Indian football defender Denzil Franco on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Goa.
A high voting rate at 78.60 pc and 76.12 pc was recorded in Murshidabad's Samserganj and Jangipur seats respectively.
Talking to reporters during a press conference, the former Goa chief minister also said TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee would visit the state once the ongoing 15-day 'pitru paksh' period, which is considered inauspicious for launching new projects, gets over.
Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut also said that the Sena will contest 22 out of the 40 seats which make up the state legislative assembly.
Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, who resigned from Congress, has joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Faleiro, who previously served two terms as a Chief Minister of Goa, submitted his resignation on Monday as an MLA to the Speaker of Goa Assembly ahead of state Assembly elections next year.
Addressing his resignation letter to All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi, Faleiro, who represented Navelim seat, has alleged that the Goa unit of the party is led by a "coterie" of leaders whose priority is personal gains.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) Goa Desk in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao said that Goans will never forgive Luizinho Faleiro, adding that Faleiro was never on the forefront of any agitations launched by Congress.
Ghosh demanded deferment of the September 30 by-poll till the situation has normalised, while the Election Commission sought a report from the state government on the incident.
Earlier, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said the party will explore political opportunities outside West Bengal and will enter the poll scene in Goa in the coming days.
Clash broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in Bhawanipur during campaigning
After 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.
In August, Calcutta High Court ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in the state.
The BJP has said it was not allowed by the police to campaign for the Bhabanipur by-election in the area near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence.
The Chief Minister spoke with the singer-turned-politician for more than half an hour.
BJP 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.
Former Union Minister and ex-BJP MP Babul Supriyo formally joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday. Supriyo had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the recent Union Cabinet reshuffle."I will continue to work constitutionally as an MP in Asansol. Politics is beyond the constitutional post and I withdraw myself from it. I will not join any other party. I will vacate the MP bungalow in Delhi and release security personnel from their duties soon," he was quoted saying.
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