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Trinamool Congress. Party Head: Mamata Banerjee A state political party in West Bengal. Commenced on 1 st January 1998. Movements. Nandigram Movement Land eviction – Haldia Development Authority 70,000 people Singur Movement Tata group Hunger strike Arundhati Roy Medha Patkar. Seats.
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Trinamool Congress Party Head: Mamata Banerjee A state political party in West Bengal. Commenced on 1st January 1998.
Movements • Nandigram Movement • Land eviction – Haldia Development Authority • 70,000 people • Singur Movement • Tata group • Hunger strike • Arundhati Roy • Medha Patkar
Seats • 2009 – General Elections – 26 seats in WB • 2010 – Municipality Elections • 2011 – State Legislative Elections • Second Largest in UPA • 19 seats in Lok Sabha – sixth largest
Statistics • Official Color: bright green • Headquarters: Kolkata • Newspaper: Jaago Bangla • Trinamool Chhatra Parishad • All India Trinamool Kisaan Congress • Ideology: populism, democratic socialism and secularism.
Formation • Vision of Mamata Banerjee (Didi) • Betterment of West Bengal • Good and impartial governance • Rabindranath Tagore is a major figure • Bringing back agriculture • Water management project • Tourism sector • Rural development