Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress (abbreviated AITC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) is an Indian political party based in West Bengal.

All India Trinamool Congress
AbbreviationAITC
ChairpersonMamata Banerjee
Secretary-GeneralSubrata Bakshi
Parliamentary ChairpersonSudip Bandyopadhyay
Lok Sabha leaderSudip Bandyopadhyay
Rajya Sabha leaderDerek O'Brien
FounderMamata Banerjee
Founded1 January 1998 (1998-01-01)
Split fromIndian National Congress
Headquarters30B Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026
Student wingTrinamool Chhatra Parishad
Youth wingTrinamool Youth Congress
Women's wingTrinamool Mahila Congress
Labour wingTrinamool Trade Union Congress
Peasant's wingTrinamool Kisan Congress
IdeologyAnti-communism[1]
Bengali nationalism[2]
Populism[3]
Political positionCentre[4] to centre-right[5]
Colours  Green
ECI StatusState party
AllianceNDA (1999–2009)
UPA (2009–2012)
Federal Front (2019)
Seats in Lok Sabha
21 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
13 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Indian states
212 / 294
(West Bengal Legislative Assembly)
1 / 60
(Manipur Legislative Assembly)
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
aitcofficial.org

References

  1. "The Anti-Communist of West Bengal". Forbes. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. Ghosh, Pujya (1 June 2020). "From Revolution to Dissent: A Case Study of the Changing Role of Theatre and Activism in Bengal". World Political Theatre and Performance: 39–52. doi:10.1163/9789004430990_005. ISBN 9789004430990. S2CID 225711782.
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