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The fall of the twin flowers: How Mamata Banerjee lost control of her party

The Trinamool Congress was built around one leader, one family name and one political belief - that Mamata Banerjee alone could hold the party together and lead it to victory every time. Barely a month after a crushing assembly defeat, that belief is facing its biggest test as a rebellion threatens to split the party she founded 28 years ago. Prologue: The unthinkable For nearly three decades, the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) was Mamata Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee was the Trinamool Congress.