<Ul> <Li> Politics of India </Li> <Li> Political parties </Li> <Li> Elections </Li> </Ul> <Li> Politics of India </Li> <P> The All India Trinamool Congress (abbreviated AITC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) is an Indian political party based in West Bengal . Founded on 1 January 1998, the party is led by its founder and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee . Prior to the 2009 general election it was the sixth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 19 seats; following the 2014 general election, it is currently the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 34 seats . </P> <P> After being a member of the Indian National Congress for over 26 years, Mamata Banerjee formed her own party of Bengal, the "Trinamool Congress", which was registered with the Election Commission of India during mid-December 1999 . The Election Commission allotted to the party an exclusive symbol of Jora Ghas Phul . On 2 September 2016 election commission recognized AITC as a national political party . </P>

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