The government lost another important ally - the Trinamool Congress party of West Bengal - last September.

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Some of the Congress party's own allies Trinamool Congress party and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also vowed to prevent any legislative work until the decision was suspended.

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Adhikari belongs to the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress party (TMC) and was the party's spearhead in the Nandigram campaign against forcible acquisition of agricultural land by the state.

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