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In the run-up to the West Bengal election, a video of Mamata Banerjee chastising Ritabrata Banerjee had gone viral, drawing widespread amusement. At a SIR protest meeting, Ritabrata had gone into an oratorical flourish before Mamata, in her own inimitable manner, cut him off publicly and asked him to focus on the burning issue of the day. Little did anyone know that Ritabrata, MLA from Uluberia Purba, would grow from a footnote in Bengal politics to the Leader of Opposition in a sensational...
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Turmoil in Trinamool: How the 'fake signature' row challenges Mamata's grip on party
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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.
(T)oo (M)uch (C)haos? Mamata's party faces its biggest crisis — Latest developments
Trinamool means "grassroots" — a name chosen by Mamata Banerjee when she founded the party in 1998 to project it as a movement powered from the ground up. But on Wednesday, the castle that Mamata built for over two decades seemed vulnearable and perhaps facing its greatest crisis. In an unprecedented revolt, that has drawn parallels from when Shiv Sena broke in 2022, 58 rebel TMC MLAs led by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party and...
Only 32 TMC rebels attend meet; 16 back Mamata as 'chairperson'
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TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting
In another sign of the growing divide within the Trinamool Congress, several party MLAs attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting on Wednesday, even as the opposition party grappled with its biggest internal crisis since losing power in West Bengal. Among those present at the Nabanna meeting were rebel leaders Ritabrata Banerjee, Javed Khan and Sandipan Saha. Their attendance came hours after Banerjee and other dissident legislators met Assembly Speaker...
TMC vs TMC out in open: Major setback for Mamata as rebel MLAs claim support of nearly 50 MLAs
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday appeared headed for a major internal crisis as MLAs entering the state assembly did not dismiss the rumours that over 50 legislators had thrown their weight behind an MLA, who may lead the new faction of the Mamata Banerjee-founded party. On nomination of West Bengal Assembly LoP, TMC MLA Mustafizur Rahman told news agency ANI: "We don't know the exact figure... I am hearing from outside that 59 signatures have been recieved.
Bengal: Bidhannagar mayor Krishna Chakraborty resigns amid TMC turmoil
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The standing ovation that sparked a rebellion: How dissent exploded inside TMC
The rebels of the Trinamool Congress on Thursday upped their ante against Abhishek Banerjee and explained the reason for their dissent. Expelled TMC MLA Sandipan Saha told PTI that the breaking point came during a post-election meeting where legislators were allegedly told that criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee would not be tolerated despite the party's electoral setback. According to Saha, MLAs were instructed to applaud Abhishek Banerjee's leadership rather...