Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
Abbreviation	AITC
Leader	Mamata Banerjee
Chairman	Mamata Banerjee
Parliamentary Chairperson	Mamata Banerjee
Lok Sabha Leader	Abhishek Banerjee
Rajya Sabha Leader	Derek O'Brien
Founder	Mamata Banerjee
Founded	1 January 1998 (28 years ago)
Split from	Indian National Congress (I)
Headquarters	30B Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026
Newspaper	Jago Bangla (Bengali)
Student wing	Trinamool Chhatra Parishad
Youth wing	Trinamool Youth Congress
Women's wing	Trinamool Mahila Congress
Labour wing	Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress
Peasant's wing	Trinamool Kisan Congress
Ideology	Socialism ; Bengali nationalism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Colours	Green
ECI Status	State party
Alliance	NDA (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
	Elections;

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

References

↑ "AITC Official Party Constitution". Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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- Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.
- Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.
- Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.
- Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.
- "'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
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- Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.
- Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.
↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

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[forbes-1] "AITC Official Party Constitution". Forbes. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

[tmc_1-2] 
Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.

Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.

Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.

Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.

"'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.

[mwLw] Daniyal, Shoaib (16 June 2019). "In Bengal, speak Bengali: Squeezed by BJP's Hindutva, Mamata Banerjee grasps at Bengali nationalism". Scroll.in.

[mwNQ] Ghoshal, Avijit (1 September 2019). "Whispers of 'Bengal for Bengalis', but can it impact state polls | Opinion". Hindustan Times.

[mwOw] Basu, Moni (12 May 2011). "Reflections on West Bengal, where communism is on verge of collapse". CNN.

[mwQQ] Singh, Neha (2 June 2011). "Tata Motors challenge govt decision to reclaim Singur land". Livemint. Reuters.

[mwSA] "'Cultural Misrecognition' and the Sustenance of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal". Economic and Political Weekly. 53 (28): 7–8. 5 June 2015.

[tmc_2-3] 
Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.

Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.

[mwVQ] Banerjee, Vasabjit; Bhattacharya, Srobana; Jha, Anand (3 July 2017). "Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 44 (3): 72–97. doi:10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347. ISSN 0092-7678. S2CID 158695181.

[mwZQ] Ghosh, Gautam (2015). "An 'infiltration' of time? Hindu Chauvinism and Bangladeshi migration in/to Kolkata, India". Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology. 6 (1): 263–288. ISSN 2068-0317.

[4] 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)