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Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji is Deputy Political Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on both politics and policies.

Articles by Saubhadra Chatterji

Why 20 Trinamool leaders joining a party with no MPs is a constitutional puzzle

Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Sukhendu Ray are among the leaders who have expressed displeasure with the TMC leadership.

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 13:58 IST

20 rebel TMC MPs merge with NCPI, a little-known Tripura party

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (in the middle) receives a letter from rebel TMC MPs for separate seating arrangement in the House, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Handout)

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 02:10 IST

TMC is a single party: Abhishek Banerjee to speaker ahead of rebel bloc meeting

Trinamool Congress MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee (TMC Photo)

Updated on Jun 14, 2026 14:34 IST

Rahul Gandhi discusses Congress revival in Bengal amid TMC meltdown

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi . (X)

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 07:24 IST

TMC MP Prakash Baraik resigns in fresh blow to party, meets CP Radhakrishnan

Prakash Baraik also met Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday.

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 06:42 IST

TMC, Congress say looking to deepen ties

TMC, Congress say looking to deepen ties

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 02:08 IST

TMC in crisis, Abhishek Banerjee meets Rahul Gandhi to repair ties with Congress

The Trinamool Congress hasn’t ruled out the possibilities of an alliance with the Congress in West Bengal, something they avoided in the past 14 years.

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 02:06 IST

TMC crisis deepens after Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned as a member of the Rajya Sabha

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 08:18 IST

14 MPs discuss exit in presence of Adhikari while Mamata attends INDIA bloc meet

Roughly three kilometres from INDIA bloc meeting, the rebel TMC parliamentarians met at the house of BJP observer for Bengal polls Bhupender Yadav for two hours.

Updated on Jun 9, 2026 01:16 IST

At INDIA bloc meeting, Congress called ‘glue’ as 23 parties target 2029 election

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses the media after the meeting of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc (Hindustan Times/Arvind Yadav)

Updated on Jun 9, 2026 01:22 IST

23 parties to participate in key INDIA bloc meet today; DMK, AAP to skip

Congress general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal said the agenda will be revealed after the meeting.

Updated on Jun 8, 2026 03:13 IST

West Asia conflict’s economic impact may linger till 2027: Finance ministry

Finance ministry officials will meet Infosys on June 22.

Updated on Jun 5, 2026 24:56 IST

NEET paper leak, OSM to be key focus of INDIA bloc meeting

Indian Youth Congress party workers hold placards against Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest on June 2.

Updated on Jun 4, 2026 24:24 IST

Mix of castes, minority faces in new Karnataka cabinet

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar speaks at the Congress office in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Updated on Jun 4, 2026 24:20 IST

Mamata's TMC may split as most MLAs rally behind expelled legislator for LoP

The dissident group has secured signatures from nearly 60 of the TMC’s 80 MLAs to support the candidature of expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP.

Updated on Jun 3, 2026 02:35 IST

DK Shivakumar set to be sworn in as Karnataka CM with 13 ministers today

A senior leader told HT that the Shivakumar government would be expanded after a month to induct more ministers, as the discussions on all berths could not be completed.

Updated on Jun 3, 2026 02:11 IST

Parliamentary panel assured of glitch-free NEET retest on June 21

Parliamentary panel assured of glitch-free NEET retest on June 21

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 23:48 IST

Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah push lists of preferred names for new Karnataka cabinet

Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah push lists of preferred names for new Karnataka cabinet

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 23:40 IST

Serious: LS Speaker to look into Kakoli Ghosh complaint against Kalyan Banerjee

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

Updated on May 29, 2026 16:17 IST

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accuses Kalyan Banerjee of misogyny amid rift in TMC

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accuses Kalyan Banerjee of misogyny amid rift in TMC

Updated on May 29, 2026 24:14 IST

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh writes to Speaker against for ‘misogynist’ party MP Kalyan Banerjee

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar speaks in the Lok Sabha. (Sansad TV File)

Updated on May 28, 2026 07:10 IST

Siddaramaiah has 'decided to resign', 100% likely Shivakumar may take over: MLAs

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, are set to meet over breakfast.

Updated on May 28, 2026 04:41 IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah likely to resign today, say Congress MLAs

Siddaramaiah likely to announce Karnataka CM exit after key breakfast meet with DK Shivakumar

Updated on May 28, 2026 02:18 IST

Sidda ‘pushed’ to step aside amid Congress huddle in Delhi, weighing options

Siddaramaiah, too, denied reports that discussions had taken place on changing the CM.

Updated on May 27, 2026 02:25 IST

VSBA bill panel meeting: Higher edu institutes call for autonomy

VSBA bill panel meeting: Higher edu institutes call for autonomy

Updated on May 26, 2026 24:00 IST

Parliament officials to get EV cars as part of PM’s ‘save fuel’ initiative

Parliament is replacing petrol vehicles for senior officials with electric ones

Updated on May 23, 2026 23:08 IST

Exporters flag severe impact of US tariffs and West Asia crisis

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. (REUTERS/Majid Asgaripour/WANA)

Updated on May 23, 2026 10:08 IST

BJP objects to ‘paper leak’ term for NEET at stormy Parliamentary meet

A police official passes by a poster during a protest staged by Youth Congress members over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam

Updated on May 22, 2026 03:28 IST

NTA plans age bar, attempt cap for NEET-UG, claims it wasn’t a ‘paper leak’

The assurance comes against the backdrop of NTA cancelling NEET-UG 2026 on May 12 after at least 120 questions in a “guess paper” overlapped with the May 3 examination (Unsplash)

Updated on May 22, 2026 24:18 IST

Two Congress leaders to join Vijay's Tamil Nadu cabinet today, first in 59 years

The Congress is also negotiating with chief minister Vijay for a Rajya Sabha berth from Tamil Nadu with CV Shanmugam, the DMK MP, set to retire from the Upper House in June.

Updated on May 21, 2026 02:23 IST

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