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Will TMC split? Suspended MLA's 50 'rebels' claim fuels Shiv Sena-style breakaway buzz

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) seems to be staring at a party split after suspended leader Riju Dutta claimed that 50 MLAs held discussions at a hotel regarding the future of the party. He claimed that they will meet the West Bengal assembly speaker and put forward three demands, including that of being the "real Trinamool". They would also stake claim over the party symbol and demand that the leader of opposition be Ritabrata Bandopadhyay, and not Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.

Times of India 8d ago

TMC huddle at Mamata's residence: 8 of 80 MLAs turn up amid party split concerns

Amid concerns of internal rift in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), only 8 of 80 MLAs and 6 MPs attended the meeting at Mamata Banerjee's residence on Friday, ANI reported. Among those present at the residence were MLAs Bina Mondal, Ashima Patra, Madan Mitra, Kunal Ghosh, Firhad Hakim, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Biman Banerjee and Ashok Kumar Deb. The MPs who attended included Dola Sen, Mala Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien and Sudip Bandyopadhyay.

Times of India 5d ago

Turmoil in Trinamool: How the 'fake signature' row challenges Mamata's grip on party

NEW DELHI: Has the "fake signature" controversy pushed Mamata Banerjee's TMC to the brink of an internal crisis? A complaint lodged at assembly secretariat by two TMC MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, has not only embarrassed the party leadership but also put it in a difficult spot. The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Abhishek Banerjee, Mamata's nephew and the party's No. 2 leader, for questioning.

Times of India 8d ago

Maharashtra-model in Bengal? Didi fights to fend off crisis amid MLA exodus buzz

The ‘M’ word entered the lexicon of Bengal politics on Tuesday, with both Trinamool and BJP seniors referring to the ‘Maharashtra model’ to explain what is happening to Trinamool Congress following the Signgate mess. Tapas Roy, who took oath on Monday as a cabinet minister in Bengal’s first BJP govt and was with TMC till March 2024, referred to the ‘Maharashtra model’ in a Facebook post on Tuesday and claimed more than 50 MLAs from Mamata Banerjee’s party could switch allegiance any time....

Times of India 7d ago

'Do ghaz ki doori': Adhir Choudhary on BJP keeping distance from rebel Trinamool MLAs

Former West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on Wednesday alleged that corruption allegations against some of the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs is forcing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recently came to power in the state for the first time, to keep its distance from them. However, he alleged that the BJP is encouraging these legislators to form a separate group, as this would allow the saffron party to have its way in the state assembly. Choudhary's remarks...

Times of India 7d ago

TMC turmoil escalates: Mamata aide Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor

In another major setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), its senior leader Firhad Hakim on Wednesday resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), a post he had held since November 2018. The announcement was made by party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh. “Firhad Hakim requested our supremo Mamata Banerjee that he wants to resign.

Times of India 7d ago

Only 32 TMC rebels attend meet; 16 back Mamata as 'chairperson'

TMC’s post-split turmoil played out Thursday along divergent tracks, with several Lok Sabha MPs receiving feelers to dump the Mamata Banerjee -Abhishek Banerjee duo amid signs that some among the 58 MLAs of the breakaway group may have developed cold feet. Only 32 of the rebel MLAs who picked expelled colleague Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition attended a meeting in assembly, reinforcing speculation that all’s not well within the group. Sources said 16 of them indicated they may...

Times of India 5d ago

Another mutiny brewing? TMC turmoil reaches Parliament - what we know so far

Over a month after facing a drubbing in the West Bengal polls, Trinamool Congress appears to be experiencing a second wave of mutiny, with several party MPs reportedly submitting a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to support the BJP-led NDA. This comes days after Mamata Banerjee lost control over her party's legislature wing, as 58 TMC MLAs broke ranks with the leadership and backed Ritabrata Banerjee for the post of leader of opposition in the West Bengal...

Times of India 2d ago

Assault on road, CID at door: Abhishek Banerjee faces twin blows

Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee faced a bruising day of political turbulence Saturday, coming under attack from protesters in Sonarpur on Kolkata's southern edge and receiving a CID summons in a fake-signature probe as pressure mounted on him after TMC's electoral defeat. Abhishek Banerjee, 38, was chased, abused and assaulted by a crowd while trying to reach the home of a TMC worker killed in post-poll violence in Sonarpur. Protesters...

Times of India 10d ago

Last-ditch effort to avert split? TMC dissolves all key frontal wings amid revolt

Trinamool Congress ( TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its committees, frontal organisations in West Bengal, after rebel Rathindra Bose, with a support letter from nearly 60 MLAs, met the governor in what is being seen as a major crisis unfolding in the Mamata Banerjee-founded party. The party said it will undertake "comprehensive introspection, performance review, organisational assessment at every level. Organisational structure of parent body, all frontal wings to be reconstituted and...

Times of India 7d ago