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Facing the Trinamool Congress's worst organizational crisis, party supremo Mamata Banerjee launched a fierce attack on rebels, accusing them of conspiring with the BJP. Banerjee vowed to hold the July 21 Martyrs' Day rally despite facing administrative hurdles

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Monday defended his party's recent West Bengal electoral defeat, calling it a necessary purification process that unmasked opportunistic rebels, corrupt elements, and insincere bureaucratic factions within the party's ranks

A police complaint has been filed against Trinamool Congress MLA Priya Paul for allegedly concealing multi-crore assets held by her husband and daughter in her 2026 election affidavit, following her victory in Howrah's Sankrail constituency

Kolkata Police arrested former TMC councillor and Borough 11 chairman Tarakeswar Chakraborty early Saturday on extortion and molestation charges. Chakraborty’s arrest marks the 11th detention of former KMC councillors facing similar criminal allegations amid ongoing civic cleanups

The rebel faction of the TMC led by Ritabrata Banerjee convened a special session in Kolkata and appointed Arup Roy as chairperson of what it called the “real” Trinamool Congress, marking a major organisational challenge to Mamata Banerjee’s leadership

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

Senior Trinamool Congress leader and former minister Udayan Guha was arrested in Kolkata's Phoolbagan area on Wednesday over alleged financial corruption in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme dating back to 2016

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

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

Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Rajya Sabha, becoming the third Trinamool Congress MP to quit this week. The resignation deepens the party's crisis following internal rebellion, parliamentary defections and organisational setbacks after recent political losses 

The Trinamool Congress has dismissed rumours of a merger with the Congress, calling them baseless. Speculation arose after meetings involving Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, even as the TMC faces internal rebellion following its recent electoral setback

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

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

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee attended the INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi amid internal turmoil within the Trinamool Congress. The party faces defections, parliamentary uncertainty and legal challenges involving Abhishek Banerjee

Former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has received a fresh police notice for questioning in a vandalism case linked to the Lionel Messi event at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake Stadium, amid ongoing allegations and related arrests

The Trinamool Congress, already shaken by a mass defection in the West Bengal Assembly, now faces the threat of rebellion spreading to its parliamentary ranks. Dissident MPs are rumoured to be preparing a challenge to Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee’s leadership.

Mamata Banerjee is making efforts to prevent a split in the All India Trinamool Congress after rebel MLAs reportedly broke away, as she personally reaches out to legislators amid an internal leadership crisis and attempts at reconciliation

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

  Six locals were arrested after Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked in Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas. Protesters heckled him with eggs and bricks, raising “thief” slogans. Police examined video footage, launched searches, and Mamata Banerjee later alleged BJP pressure on hospitals 

Amid growing dissent within the TMC after losing power in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee shared a poem titled ‘Girgiti’, apparently targeting leaders changing loyalties for personal gain. Political observers viewed the poem as a veiled message to critics and defectors questioning the party’s functioning and leadership