Mamata Banerjee is the eighth Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and the first woman to hold this office. She founded the Trinamool Congress in 1998 after splitting from the Indian National Congress and has represented the Bhabanipur constituency in the state assembly since 2011.
When Mamata Banerjee first joined the Congress (I) in the 1970s, she rose to be the General Secretary of the State Mahila Congress (I) from 1976 to 1980. She has previously served as an MP for Kolkata South in the Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Development under the P.V. Narasimha Rao government.
One of the defining moments in Mamata Banerjee’s political career was her involvement in the Singur and Nandigram movements. These movements — centered around land acquisition issues, particularly the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial projects — saw her rise as a leader and advocate for the rights of farmers and local communities in Bengal’s Singur and Nandigram districts. She received widespread support, eventually leading to the downfall of the 34-year-old Left Front government in West Bengal and her ascent to power.
May 23 decided who was a better street fighter.
Sorry you have been proved wrong today. People of West Bengal want t BJP not TMC.
Is the writer justifying the fascist actions of mamta banerjee? Apparently this term seems to be reserved only when modi is in question.
A very well written article. Mamata Banerjee knows politics very well. She may not be the PM but will influence in making of next PM because no party will get majority.
A part of CPIM is joing BJP in the state, but TMC voters is skeptical choosing Modi over Mamata as he doesn’t know anything about Bengal nor does the BJP party.
Bengali people are not that happy with Mamata but they don’t have alternatives. Aam admi party should seriously take Bengal as their next target as we(Bengali) are looking for better government. I think Mr. Kejriwal would be happy to take oath as Bengal’s CM 😉 then he will have his own police and a full state 😉
It is a biased arricle. MB has met an equal of not strong competition in BJP. She dealt very well with soft characters like abvp and lka. Modi is a street fighter as much as MB. Let us wait for the results to see who has effectively influenced the voters.
A good write up on Ms.Mamata banerjee.Those who has watched recent events like sitting Dharna in Police Commissioner’s house to protect him etc.shows that she has not come out of her role as an agitator.
Saviour of democracy you bet!!
That is why people who decided to contest in panchayat elections against TMC were found hung from trees in their villages.
Sound hagiographical ? You bet.
Ek kudrat ka karishma hai. Raw courage, the energy – sometimes the violence – of the street is part of her mystique. A woman of substance. Great pity the Congress – increasingly filled with senior folk most comfortable attending tea parties – could not retain her. If you were a head hunter, tasked to select the next CEO, had two CVs on the table – RG and MB – which would you pick …
“Ek kudrat ka karishma hai. Raw courage, the energy – sometimes the violence – of the street is part of her mystique” that sounds like Dawood dada.. A woman of substance ? If you think Dawood Ibrahim as man of substance.
The only reason why the rogue Bengal cm is in good books is because she is leftist. Otherwise she would have been made an untouchable like Modi
This article is a propaganda for MB.