Trinamool Youth Congress

Trinamool Youth Congress
PresidentArnab Banerjee
Founded2011 (2011)
Headquarters30B Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata 700026
Mother partyTrinamool Congress
Websiteaitcofficial.org/trinamool-youth-congress

The Trinamool Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Trinamool Congress in India.[1]

Organisation

The YUVA was established on 21 July 2011 at the Shaheed Dibas Rally at Kolkata. Later, YUVA merged with Trinamool Youth Congress.[2] Abhishek Banerjee served as the President of YUVA from 2011 until its merger with Trinamool Youth Congress.[3] He subsequently became the president of Trinamool Youth Congress, and occupied the office till 2021. He was succeeded by Saayoni Ghosh.[4]

Activities

Trinamul Youth Congress mural in Kolkata, made ahead of the 2005 Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections

The Trinamool Youth Congress are active in grassroots politics, activism and social work.[5]

List of presidents

No Portrait Name Tenure
1 Sanjay Bakshi 1 January 1998 5 May 2002
2 Madan Mitra 5 May 2002 1 June 2011
3 Suvendu Adhikari 1 June 2011 13 Dec 2013
4 Saumitra Khan 13 Dec 2013 20 July 2014
5 Abhishek Banerjee 21 July 2014 5 June 2021
6 Saayoni Ghosh 5 June 2021 13 June 2026
7 Arnab Banerjee 13 June 2026 Present

References

  1. ↑ "Frontal Organization". AITC.
  2. ↑ "Trinamool Yuva launched on historic July 21". AITC. 21 July 2011.
  3. ↑ PTI (17 October 2014). "Mamata Banerjee sets stage for nephew Abhishek for bigger role in Trinamool Congress". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 14 April 2020. Entrusting Trinamool Congress MP and nephew Abhishek Banerjee with more responsibilities, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today merged the 'Trinamool Congress Yuva' with the party's youth wing.
  4. ↑ Singha, Aritra (5 June 2021). "West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee appointed as TMC general secretary; Saayoni Ghosh takes charge as party's youth wing president". The Free Press Journal.
  5. ↑ "Trinamool Youth Congress stages protests in West Bengal over 'non-payment' of central dues". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.