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Ups and downs of Trinamool-Congress relations
Updated On: 20 September, 2012 05:47 AM IST | | IANS
The Trinamool Congress' decision to withdraw from the UPA appears a logical climax of the constant friction between Mamata Banerjee's party and the Congress over a large range of issues spanning diplomatic, economic and political matters.
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The two parties came together in 2009 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, but then too there was a tussle over the number and nature of seats to the Congress. Banerjee won the battle.
After the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) victory, Banerjee took over as railway minister, while five of her colleagues were sworn in as ministers of state.
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