Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Bose quits TMC, says BJP and Trinamool are 'two sides of same coin'
Politics 03 Aug, 2026

Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Bose quits TMC, says BJP and Trinamool are 'two sides of same coin'

Business To Business, Kolkata, 03 August, 2026:   Chandra Kumar Bose on Monday resigned from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying he had become "disillusioned" with mainstream political parties and found "no difference" between the politics of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC.
His resignation comes about four months after joining the TMC ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Before joining the TMC, Bose had described his earlier decision to join the BJP as a "mistake."
A former BJP state vice-president, Bose has consistently maintained that his political beliefs are inspired by the ideals of his granduncle, Subhas Chandra Bose, rather than allegiance to any political party.
Following his resignation, Bose said he plans to:

  • Mentor a proposed youth-led political outfit.
  • Base the new platform on Netaji's ideals.
  • Offer an alternative to what he described as the politics of polarisation and confrontation practiced by mainstream parties.
The move marks another shift in Bose's political journey as he seeks to pursue a platform independent of the country's major political parties.

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