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Now, Sushmita Dev quits TMC, exits Rajya Sabha in another jolt to Mamata

Sushmita Dev's resignation was accepted by Rajya Sabha chairman, CP Radhakrishnan.
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 08:26 am IST

‘No future for TMC in Assam; West Bengal mandate made me quit’: Sushmita Dev

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): TMC MP Susmita Dev speaks to the media on her resignation from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 09:32 am IST

‘Not circus animals’: Bengal LoP hints at more exits in TMC after Sushmita Dev

"People are thinking about resigning because of the situation within the party…" Ritabrata Banerjee said.
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 06:02 am IST

‘I have respect for Suvendu, rebels should have quit like him’: Mahua Moitra

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 12:00 am IST

‘Want to work in Assam’: Ex-TMC leader on why she met Himanta after resigning

After Sushmita Dev's resignation, pictures of her meeting with BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi surfaced.
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Why Sushmita Dev quit Trinamool Congress? She says 'it's a long story'

Sushmita Dev became the second TMC MP from the upper house to quit the party.
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 01:51 pm 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 01:48 pm IST

Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, quits TMC, then meets Assam CM Sarma

Sushmita Dev meets Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi on Wednesday after resigning as Rajya Sabha MP and quitting TMC
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Who is Sagarika Ghose, journalist nominated by TMC for Rajya Sabha polls?

Sagarika Ghose (File Photo)
Updated on Feb 11, 2024 07:31 pm IST

‘Tandoori chicken under Gandhi statue’: BJP leader targets suspended MPs

Suspended MPs, including Sanjay Singh, in Parliament complex during the Monsoon session in New Delhi on Thursday. 
Updated on Jul 28, 2022 05:07 pm IST

Allow all women MPs to take part in marriage age bill panel: Sushmita Dev

Sushmita Dev said there are 81 women members in the Lower House and 29 in the Upper House and they would have “much to contribute” towards the discussion regarding the bill.
Published on Jan 03, 2022 07:34 pm IST

Only 1 woman member in panel that will examine bill to raise legal marriage age

Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev is the only woman member of the panel. 
Published on Jan 02, 2022 04:44 pm IST

‘Barbaric attack’: TMC says Sushmita Dev, party workers assaulted in Tripura

TMC says BJP workers attacked Sushmita Dev and other party members in Tripura on Friday (Oct 22).
Published on Oct 24, 2021 08:41 pm IST

TMC MPs meet kin of Lakhimpur Kheri victims despite being stopped by cops

Sushmita Dev with Lakhimpur victims' families
Published on Oct 05, 2021 05:31 pm IST

Sushmita Dev TMC’s pick for Rajya Sabha

TMC leader Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the party, during a press conference in New Delhi,on August 17. (PTI)
Updated on Sept 15, 2021 02:32 am IST

Trinamool Congress nominates ex-Cong leader Sushmita Dev for Rajya Sabha bypoll

Sushmita Dev joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of senior party leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien in Kolkata in August. 
Published on Sept 14, 2021 06:29 pm IST

How region-wise contradictions are pulling Cong apart

Congress supporters with Congress flags ahead of a rally.
Updated on Aug 19, 2021 04:50 am IST

Inside story of a defection: How Sushmita Dev switched from the Congress to TMC

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Sushmita Dev’s father, former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev, seen here with then Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. (Sourced)
Updated on Aug 19, 2021 08:17 am IST

‘No issues with Sonia, Rahul; joined TMC unconditionally’

Dev resigned from the Congress and joined TMC in presence of senior party leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’Brien in Kolkata on Monday.
Published on Aug 18, 2021 05:30 am IST

Sushmita Dev says no compromise on ideology, joined TMC 'unconditionally'

Sushmita Dev with TMC leader Derek O' Brien at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Published on Aug 17, 2021 03:44 pm IST

‘Has excellent future vision…’: Sushmita Dev, now in TMC, hails Mamata Banerjee

Sushmita Dev (left) with TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee (twitter.com/AITCofficial)
Published on Aug 16, 2021 08:10 pm IST

Sushmita Dev, former Congress MP, joins Trinamool as Mamata expands base 

Sushmita Dev joins TMC in presence of party leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien. (TMC Twitter)
Published on Aug 16, 2021 03:24 pm IST

'Congress moves on with eyes wide shut', says Sibal after Sushmita Dev resigns

File photo of senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal. 
Published on Aug 16, 2021 10:33 am IST

Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party, submits letter to Sonia Gandhi

Sushmita Dev is the daughter of late veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev. She was first elected to Parliament for the first time in 2014 from Silchar.
Updated on Aug 16, 2021 10:00 am IST

‘Won’t stop until justice done’: Priyanka Gandhi at prayer meet for UP woman

Priyanka Gandhi joined hundreds of people, including senior Congress leaders PL Punia, Sushmita Dev, Anil Choudhary and BV Srinivas, who showed up in solidarity with the woman at the temple in the national capital. (Photo HT)
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 07:38 pm IST

Congress distances itself from Tewari, Adhir’s CDS remarks

“Commenting on it before that will not be right,” Congress spokesperson Sushmita Dev told reporters.
Published on Jan 02, 2020 01:14 am IST

Is the BJP government seeking to create a Hindu rashtra — by jugaad?

Volunteers of the Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, Maharashtra, participate in an anti-NRC and CAA protest, Mumbai, December 27, 2019
Published on Dec 30, 2019 06:19 pm IST

SC closes case on EC inaction over PM speeches, Cong can file new petition

Congress leader Sushmita Dev had initially approached the Supreme Court to get the poll panel into action.
Updated on May 09, 2019 08:44 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: SC asks Congress to put EC clean chit to Modi, Shah on record

People walk past the Election Commission of India office building in New Delhi, India March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Published on May 07, 2019 03:44 pm IST

Supreme Court notice to EC on complaint of poll code violation against PM, Amit Shah

The Supreme Court has refused to take up Congress lawmaker Sushmita Dev’s complaint of poll code violation against PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 03:45 pm IST