Pragatisheel Indira Congress (West Bengal)
Pragatisheel Indira Congress | |
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| Founder | Somendra Nath Mitra |
| Founded | 19 July 2008 |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Merged into | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Student wing | Pragatisheel Chhatra Dal |
| Youth wing | Pragatisheel Yuva Dal |
| Ideology | Nationalism Democratic socialism Socialism |
| Colours | Green |
| ECI Status | Dissolved party[1] |
| Alliance | UPA |
| Seats in | 0 / 295 (West Bengal Legislative Assembly)0 / 235 (Tamil Nadu Legislature)
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Pragatisheel India Congress (PIC) is a political party in India that was formed by Somendra Nath Mitra. In July 2008, Somendra Nath Mitra left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress. In October 2009, the party was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress.
The party intends to fight the upcoming 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with the primary intention of eroding the vote-share of the incumbent All India Trinamool Congress party which runs the government in West Bengal.
Roy, who had formerly been a Railway Minister and also a senior functionary of the Trinamool Congress was expelled from the party in 2015. Initially he contemplated joining hands with either the BJP or the Congress Party but after considering his prospects he decided to not go with any of the national parties and instead went on to form his own party.
List of party post holders
- Chairman : Somendra Nath Mitra.
- State President: Jayanta Bhattacharya
- General Secretary: Samir Aich.
- General Secretary : Chandrima Bhattacharya
- Youth Wing President : Priyal Chowdhury
References
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.