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The internal rift within the TMC worsened after former treasurer Aroop Biswas wrote to HDFC Bank requesting a freeze on primary party accounts containing ₹675 crore, citing leadership chaos following the party's crushing 2026 assembly election defeat

The Trinamool Congress faces a major internal crisis as rebel MPs and MLAs claim legitimacy and challenge party leadership. The split has reignited debate over India’s anti-defection law, with legal experts divided on whether mass defections qualify as a legitimate merger

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will hear both the defected Trinamool Congress MPs and the faction led by Mamata Banerjee before deciding on recognition of the breakaway group, which plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India

Twenty rebel MPs from the All India Trinamool Congress merged with the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India instead of joining the BJP directly. Observers say the move offers a legally safer route to break from Mamata Banerjee while preserving parliamentary strength

Mamata Banerjee has swiftly removed Saayoni Ghosh and Mala Roy from leadership roles in the TMC’s youth and women’s wings, replacing them with loyalists Arnab Banerjee and Alifa Ahmed.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged INDIA bloc partners to remain united, claiming public anger has already decided the next general election. He alleged democratic institutions are compromised, warned of challenges to free and fair polls, and called for sustained political resistance

Nineteen TMC Lok Sabha MPs have purportedly signed a letter to Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition for a separate bloc supporting the NDA. This escalation follows a recent assembly rebellion, plunging Mamata Banerjee’s party into an unprecedented dual crisis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis termed Congress a "sinking ship" amid speculation about Opposition unity. He said any merger of regional parties with Congress would only create more political space for the BJP, which is closely watching developments

Senior TMC MP and advocate Kalyan Banerjee has issued a stark ultimatum to Mamata Banerjee to choose between him and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, citing humiliation and "arrogance" after being abruptly replaced as Abhishek's legal counsel in a high-profile court case

TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha has firmly rejected invitations to join a rebel party faction, asserting he will not abandon Mamata Banerjee during difficult times, recalling how the West Bengal Chief Minister supported him during his own political low phase

Congress leaders have welcomed a potential merger with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress faction, citing her political roots in the party. The speculation follows high-level meetings in New Delhi, though the breakaway rebel TMC legislative bloc has completely rejected the idea

The Trinamool Congress faces an unprecedented structural crisis as Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik became the third parliamentary lawmaker to resign this week. The exit follows a massive legislative rebellion that split the party’s state and federal wings

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee launched a sharp attack on party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of arrogance and disrespect. Expressing loyalty to Mamata Banerjee, he said he would quit the party if she felt it could not function without Abhishek

Abhishek Banerjee met Rahul Gandhi to discuss INDIA bloc coordination and future strategy as the Trinamool Congress faces a deepening internal crisis. The developments come amid resignations, growing rebellion within the party and speculation over closer engagement between opposition parties

The Trinamool Congress faces a deep internal split, with its legislative faction in West Bengal adopting an anti-BJP stance while a group of Lok Sabha MPs aligns with the NDA. The contrasting positions highlight ideological confusion, organisational fragmentation, and uncertainty over the party’s future direction

The Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has challenged CID summons in the Calcutta High Court over a signature mismatch case involving legislators. The hearing follows raids on party offices in Kolkata amid an ongoing investigation into alleged procedural irregularities

Former West Bengal Correctional Services Minister Ujjal Biswas was arrested in Krishnanagar on charges of hoarding government relief materials, sparking local protests. His arrest follows a series of corruption cases against Trinamool Congress leaders.

For all her reputation as an indefatigable fighter, Mamata Banerjee now looks vulnerable and clueless as rebellion erupts within the TMC

A CID team visited Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat office in Kolkata amid a probe into alleged forged signatures of TMC MLAs. The controversy has triggered the party’s first major split, with rebels backing Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition

Mamata Banerjee is set to hold a closed-door meeting with Sonia Gandhi following the INDIA bloc meeting, amid discussions on opposition coordination and challenges facing the Trinamool Congress after its recent electoral setback