AGARTALA, Aug 28 (TIWN): Trinamool Congress on Sunday observed the foundation day of its Students Federation unit at TMC bhawan.

As a part of the occasion, TMC Youth wing leader Vicky Prasad on Sunday hoisted the party flag at  TMC bhawan and said that TMC students unit will continue to fight for the rights of the students.

The All India Trinamool Congress is an Indian regional political party based in West Bengal. Founded on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction of the Indian National Congress, the party is led by its founder and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. Prior to the 2014 general election it was the sixth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 19 seats; following that election, it is currently the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha with 34 seats.

On 18 September 2012, TMC Chief, Mamata Banerjee, announced her decision to withdraw support to the UPA after the TMC's demands to undo government-instituted changes including FDI in retail, increase in the price of diesel and limiting the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders for households, were not met.

After remaining with the INC for over 2 decades, Mamata Banerjee formed her own party, the "Trinamool Congress", which was registered with the Election Commission of India during mid-December 1997.