Congress and Trinamool Congress Edge Toward Renewed Alliance After Decades of Rivalry

The Trinamool Congress was founded by Mamata Banerjee on January 1, 1998, as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress, citing the parent party's inability to counter the Left alliance in West Bengal. Over the past 28 years, the two parties have alternated between rivalry, opposition, and uneasy cooperation. Now, Banerjee's Trinamool Congress finds itself in a politically vulnerable position, prompting a potential realignment with its original parent party. The shifting dynamics suggest the two parties may be moving toward renewed collaboration after decades of turbulent relations.
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