Mamata Banerjee
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Mamata Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈmɔmot̪aˑ ˈbɔnd̪ːoˌpad̪ːʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal since 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC), she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister. She founded the AITC in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress (I), and became its second president later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi (meaning, elder sister in Bengali). She made history as the first sitting Chief Minister of India to argue as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Banerjee previously served twice as Minister of Railways, becoming the first woman to do so. She is also the second female Minister of Coal, and Minister of Human Resource Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, Women and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government. She rose to prominence after opposing the erstwhile land acquisition policies for industrialisation of the Left Front-led government in West Bengal for Special Economic Zones at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers at Singur. In 2011, Banerjee pulled off a landslide victory for the AITC alliance in West Bengal, defeating the 34-year-old Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government. She led her party to a landslide victory in the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls. She served as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bhabanipur from 2011 to 2021. She contested the Nandigram assembly seat and lost to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in the 2021 state election, though her party won a large majority of seats. She is the third West Bengal Chief Minister to lose an election from her own constituency, after Prafulla Chandra Sen in 1967 and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2011. She got elected as member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly again from Bhabanipur constituency in the bypoll. Banerjee is one of the two female incumbent Indian chief ministers. In 2026, Banerjee again contested the Bhabinipur assembly constituency in the 2026 state election but was defeated by the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari marking a significant electoral setback.
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TMC MLA Meeting Cancelled: Mamta Banerjee had called the meeting, only 20 out of 80 MLAs arrived, Kunal Ghosh gave clarification.
Abhishek Banerjee attack : BJP slams Mamata Banerjee after her heated exchange with hospital CEO goes viral
టీఎంసీ ఎంపీ అభిషేక్ బెనర్జీపై దాడి కేసులో ట్విస్ట్ | five arrested in attack on tmc mp abhishek banerjee links to former tmc mla emerge pcs
After the attack on Abhishek Banerjee, the meeting called at Mamata's house was cancelled, only 20 out of 80 MLAs arrived, is everything fine in TMC?
ममता बॅनर्जी यांना मोठा धक्का ? ८० पैकी ६० आमदारांची बैठकीला दांडी , TMC वर बैठक रद्द करण्याची वेळ
After Abhishek Banerjee , attack against Kalyan Banerjee ignites row , Mamata to protest on June 2 ; BJP says reflection of public anger
Assault with Abhishek Banerjee - Naya India - Hindi News, Latest Hindi News, Breaking News, Hindi Samachar
Mamata Banerjee attacks rebel leaders with ‘Girgiti’ poem after Bengal Election setback
Mamata trashes TMC 'chameleons' in new poem as party crumbles after Bengal defeat
Despite Growing Revolt In Trinamool , No Sign of Introspection by Mamata Banerjee
Why did Santanu Sen quit as TMC spokesperson? After Kakoli Dastidar, Mamata's party rocked by more resignations
'Can No Longer Support Immoral Acts': Another Jolt To Mamata Banerjee As TMC's National Spokesperson Santanu Sen Resigns
Mamata Banerjee blasts rebel TMC leaders with ‘Girgit’ poem: 'Dangerous than Chameleon'
Another jolt to Mamata as TMC's Santanu Sen quits party post day after Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Another jolt to Mamata Banerjee: Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen resigns as TMC's spokesperson
Former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee blames Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee for TMC’s Bengal poll debacle
'Mamata Banerjee overlooked all corruption': Long-time aide Partha Chatterjee blames TMC chief and Abhishek Banerjee for poll loss
30 lakh beneficiaries of Mamata's Lakshmir Bhandar unfit for Annapurna scheme: Bengal CM
After poll loss, Mamata Banerjee losing party? Close aide, MP Kakoli Ghosh quits all TMC posts
FIR filed against Mamata Banerjee over alleged remarks hurting religious sentiments
FIR filed against Mamata Banerjee over ‘ganda dharma’ remark for alleged insult to Sanatan Dharma
FIR lodged against Mamata Banerjee over remarks allegedly hurting religious sentiments
FIR lodged against ex-Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for remarks 'hurting religious sentiments'
TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar quits all party posts in major blow to Mamata Banerjee
FIR Against Mamata Banerjee Over Alleged Provocative Remarks, Police Begin Probe
Trouble mounts for former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as FIR against TMC supremo lodged for remarks ‘hurting religious sentiments’
FIR filed against Mamata Banerjee over alleged ‘dirty religion’ remark on Sanatan Dharma
FIR against former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over 2025 'Ganda dharma' remark
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