What began with an unexpected encounter between Ritabrata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari on May 22 snowballed into a full-fledged rebellion, ending with 58 MLAs seizing control of the TMC legislature party and triggering the party's first major split
A major rebellion has fractured the Trinamool Congress after 58 dissident MLAs bypassed Abhishek Banerjee to declare expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee their legislative head. In retaliation, the party leadership dissolved all organizational committees across West Bengal amid the crisis
