Bimal Gurung  

Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung will be present at the inaugural meeting of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday (January 4). Binoy Tamang will also join the meeting.
 

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s (GJM) founder-president Bimal Gurung has returned to the hills after a long time. He held his first public meeting in Darjeeling on Sunday (December 20) afternoon. In the meeting, Gurung said, “I have joined hands with TMC. We will win 17 to 18 assembly seats in north Bengal. The BJP betrayed the Gorkhas and did not fulfil our promises.”
 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP on the Gorkhaland issue. At the Jalpaiguri meeting, Mamata Banerjee gave a clear message. She said, “Only the Trinamool Congress can find a permanent solution to the hills. No one else can.”

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday (December 60 alleged that the Trinamool Congress has chosen "suicidal politics" by securing the support of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung.
 

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha president Bimal Gurung have planned a huge rally in Siliguri town on Sunday (December 6). While preparations are on for Gurung's rally, anti-Gurung posters surfaced in Darjeeling town on Thursday. (December 3).
 

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s (Bimal Gurung faction) Roshan Giri on Sunday (November 29) has said that he will support West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming assembly polls in the state. The party had shown their support to the BJP in the last two elections. 

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha faction chief Binoy Tamang on Tuesday (November 3) expressed satisfaction over the outcome of his meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He confirmed that there was no discussion about Bimal Gurung in the meeting. While emphasizing the need to maintain peace and normalcy in the hills, Tamang said his party will not share any platform with Bimal Gurung.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for a meeting on Tuesday (November 3) with Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Binay Tamang and party colleague Anik Thapa. According to sources, Bimal Gurung hasn't been invited to the meeting. The meeting aims to iron out differences between the two factions so that developmental work in the hills can continue without any disruption. Binay Tamang, ahead of the meeting, claims there is no question of sharing space with Gurung.
 

A procession was carried out on Sunday (October 25) in the Chowkbazar area of Darjeeling where Bimal Gurung’s supporters chanted "Bimal" and raised flags with his picture. Advance announcement of Bimal Gurung’s return to the hill was made. The youth wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJMM) staged a big procession in the town on Sunday (October 25) morning after hoisting the flag which has Gurung’s picture in it. Those who were in the lead of the procession were all known to be followers of Binoy Tamang. However, Bimal's name was not mentioned in the procession.
 

Amitabh Malik’s father Soumen Malik got furious after he got to know that Bimal Gurung was leaving the BJP and holding the hand of the Trinamool. In 2016, Amitabh Malik was shot dead by Gurung's loyal forces. An arrest warrant was issued in the name of Bimal Gurung after Amitabh was killed. But Gurung absconded. After three years, Gurung made a public appearance and claimed that he has not killed Amitabh. Listening to this statement, Amitabh’s father got angry and asked, “who is the real killer? Who killed my son?”

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha chief Bimal Gurung on Wednesday (October 21) walked out of the NDA, underscoring that the BJP has "failed to find a permanent solution" for the Hills -- which had witnessed major unrest over demand for a separate state in 2017. He vowed to support the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC in its fight against the BJP in the 2021 Bengal Assembly elections.

CPI(M) Politburo leader Mohammad Salim slammed Trinamool and BJP leaders at the inauguration of the CPM party's social site and social media convention in West Midnapore on Wednesday (October 21) evening. He made various comments about the return of Bimal Gurung in politics.