Politics
The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.
The upcoming October 6 by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar have turned into a crucial referendum on Bengal’s political ground reality. While the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold, the contest between Mamata Banerjee’s loyalists and Ritabrata Banerjee’s dissident bloc will decide who commands actual public support as the state’s true opposition voice.
The fight for control of the Trinamool Congress reached the Election Commission of India on Thursday as rival camps led by Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the party name and symbol. With high-profile by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar scheduled for October 6, the ECI’s imminent verdict will determine which faction enters the fray as the authentic TMC.
The Central government has given district collectors in eight regions the power to grant Indian citizenship to eligible people living in their areas. The announcement was made by the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday through the Citizenship (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026.
The Maharashtra government has introduced new rules that give Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis greater power over decision taken by ministers.
The Jharkhand Cabinet’s decision to cancel the JSSC-CGL examination has triggered an uproar among candidates who had already cleared the exam and were posted across the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to face a crucial test before the people as his government approaches its first year in office. After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the 2026 Assembly elections, Adhikari became the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal, taking oath on May 9, 2026.
A sharp political exchange has erupted between Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju over the controversial term “dimagi Naxal” used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticised Congress Soniya Gandhi over an alleged incident involving the singing of Vande Mataram at Congress headquarter on Independence Day.
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