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Trinamool Congress: Political party in India
The All India Trinamool Congress is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress and rapidly rose to prominence in the politics of West Bengal under her leadership. Presently, it is ruling the state of West Bengal beside being the third-largest party in India in terms of number of MPs just after the BJP and INC.

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Bengal Riot Crisis: Abhijit Iyer Mitra Slams Mamata Over Murshidabad Violence [Video]

Bengal Riot Crisis: Abhijit Iyer Mitra Slams Mamata Over Murshidabad Violence

Bengal Riot Crisis has once again exposed deep communal fault lines in West Bengal. In this explosive Oneindia exclusive, renowned political commentator and IPCS Senior Fellow Abhijit Iyer Mitra..

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