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TMC MLA Madan Mitra attends Mamata camp’s assembly protest days after joining rebel faction

TMC MLA Madan Mitra attends Mamata camp’s assembly protest days after joining rebel faction

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Two days after crossing over to the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee, senior TMC MLA Madan Mitra on Friday (July 17, 2026) made a surprise appearance at a protest organised by legislators loyal to Mamata Banerjee inside the West Bengal Assembly, underlining the fluidity of the Opposition camp’s escalating internal crisis. The Kamarhati MLA, who on Wednesday announced his allegiance to the Ritabrata-led faction while insisting he had not quit the TMC, walked into the ‘Kalighat’ camp’s sit-in demonstration in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET controversy. Also Read | Congress invites Mamata to July 21 event in Kolkata, asks her to admit quitting party was ‘mistake’ His presence at the protest caught many legislators by surprise and triggered a light-hearted exchange with senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, who has remained firmly with the Mamata Banerjee camp despite the party’s deepening split. Welcoming Mr. Mitra with a smile, Mr. Ghosh quipped that although the veteran MLA had “physically gone” to the rival camp, “his …

Mamata Banerjee’s loyalist Anubrata Mandal joins Ritabrata-led rebel faction, named Birbhum district president

Mamata Banerjee’s loyalist Anubrata Mandal joins Ritabrata-led rebel faction, named Birbhum district president

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West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee on Saturday announced the appointment of district presidents for his faction, naming former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mandal as the president of Birbhum district. Anubrata Mandal was once considered a close aide of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (X/ @AnubrataAITC) Mandal, once considered a close aide of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Birbhum strongman, formally joined the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee, dealing a fresh setback to the TMC. Addressing the press conference here, Ritabrata said, “We have appointed the Presidents of various districts. Prasun Banerjee has been made the President of Malda district, Debashis Kumar of South Kolkata district, Sandipan Saha of North Kolkata district, Anubrata Mandal of the Birbhum district.” Speculation over Mandal’s switch had been circulating for some time, but it was confirmed after Ritabrata Banerjee announced the new district leadership, naming him as the faction’s Birbhum district chief. Earlier, Ritabrata announced the constitution of a new leadership structure for the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) …

TMC rebel faction presses claim before Election Commission

TMC rebel faction presses claim before Election Commission

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The Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday said the full bench of the Election Commission gave it a “patient hearing” on its claim over the party, and expressed hope that the poll panel would respond shortly. Meanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee-led camp questioned the Election Commission’’s decision to grant an audience to the rebel faction, alleging that the meeting violated the poll body’’s own procedures.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Mamata Banerjee camp moves police against Ritabrata Banerjee faction in TMC dispute

Mamata Banerjee camp moves police against Ritabrata Banerjee faction in TMC dispute

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The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) spilt further onto the legal turf on Sunday, with the Mamata Banerjee-led faction lodging fresh police complaints against dissident leader Ritabrata Banerjee and his associates, accusing them of illegally using the party’s name, symbol and organisational designations to mislead workers and supporters. The complaints, filed by TMC’s joint national secretary Dola Sen, came a day after the party’s “Kalighat wing’’ had approached the Pragati Maidan and New Town police with similar allegations against the breakaway camp. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

One led by Mamata, other by Ritabrata: How EC’s ‘two-wing test’ will decide which faction is Trinamool Congress

One led by Mamata, other by Ritabrata: How EC’s ‘two-wing test’ will decide which faction is Trinamool Congress

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Two Trinamool Congress factions, each insisting it is the real one, filed rival lists of office-bearers with the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday, in a procedural step that opened a formal fight over the party’s name, assets and symbol. Mamata and Ritabrata Banerjee factions take on each other over the two-flower TMC symbol. (ANI/PTI) The split cut into the West Bengal party after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a landslide 207 seats to TMC’s 80 in the April assembly election. Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s camp has since lost 62 of the party’s 80 MLAs, the Leader of the Opposition post in the Assembly, and the mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. On Monday, the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee voted to remove Mamata Banerjee as the party chairperson and install MLA Arup Roy in her place. Mamata’s camp responded with its own list, retaining her as chairperson, even as it labelled the submission the “original but minority” list. The dispute is now expected to move to the Election Commission’s two-wing …

Uddhav Thackeray cries foul as ‘Operation Tiger’ succeeds, six Sena (UBT) MPs join Eknath Shinde-led faction

Uddhav Thackeray cries foul as ‘Operation Tiger’ succeeds, six Sena (UBT) MPs join Eknath Shinde-led faction

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After days of speculation and political turbulence within the Shiv Sena (UBT), six Lok Sabha MPs joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday in Mumbai, marking a significant setback for Uddhav Thackeray’s faction and intensifying the ongoing political battle in Maharashtra. Six Shiv Sena UBT MPs join Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. (X/@DrSEShinde) The MPs Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar were formally inducted into the party in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Addressing a press conference, Shinde said that he does not leave anything half done and “Operation Tiger is successful”. He said the move was completed in line with constitutional provisions and parliamentary procedures, asserting that the MPs had joined the party for development-focused governance and constituency work. Also Read: ‘He was pregnant, delivered 6 MPs’: After ‘ga**u’ row, Sanjay Raut’s fresh attack on Shinde as rebels ready to jump ship “I want to tell journalists also …

Rebel faction to mirror TMC hierarchy after joining Nationalist Citizens Party of India

Rebel faction to mirror TMC hierarchy after joining Nationalist Citizens Party of India

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The 20 lawmakers who quit the Trinamool Congress to join the Nationalist Citizens Party of India –– and who have indicated their support for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance –– will mirror, in terms of their hierarchy in the new party, that of their former one. On Sunday, the rebels met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for a separate seating arrangement in the House, in New Delhi (Handout) “The discussions are going on. There is no change. The earlier arrangement would continue,” said Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, the face of the rebel MPs. According to two people familiar with the matter, Dastidar will be chief whip of the NCPI, a post she held for sometime in the TMC before being replaced by Kalyan Banerjee. Veteran MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, who was the TMC’s floor leader in the Lower House before fellow lawmaker Abhishek Banerjee succeeded him in August last year will be the new floor leader of the NCPI, and Shatabdi Roy will be nominated as the deputy leader, the two people added, asking not …

Rebel TMC faction claims backing of 19 MPs, eyes official recognition

Rebel TMC faction claims backing of 19 MPs, eyes official recognition

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Dissident TMC MPs will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to stake claim to be recognised as the “real TMC”, rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said on Friday, claiming that 19 LS members are currently backing the faction. Basunia, the MP from Cooch Behar and among the lawmakers seeking to support the NDA in the Lok Sabha, said that the group would meet the Speaker on Monday. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CM Vijay visits rebel AIADMK MLAs as large faction backs his government

CM Vijay visits rebel AIADMK MLAs as large faction backs his government

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Amid clear signs of a divide within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay visited AIADMK MLA CV Shanmugam’s residence in Chennai on Tuesday. Shanmugam is one of the leaders heading the camp that is supporting TVK’s Vijay. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay with AIDMK leaders CV Shanmugam, SP Velumani and others during a meeting, in Chennai. (PTI) This comes after reports of a rift in AIADMK, with senior leaders SP Velumani and CV Shanmugam alleging that party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami wanted to join hands with archrival DMK to keep TVK away from the ruling saddle. The two leaders also extended their support to the Vijay-led dispensation. About 30 MLAs are believed to be in the rebel camp that has questioned Palaniswami’s leadership following the party’s defeat in the April 23 assembly polls, news agency PTI reported. The party won only 47 seats out of 164 seats. Earlier, speaking to the reporters, Shanmugam had said they would meet C Joseph Vijay to provide a …

AIADMK faction extends support to TVK government in Tamil Nadu

AIADMK faction extends support to TVK government in Tamil Nadu

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A faction of the AIADMK led by senior leaders C. Ve. Shanmugam and S. P. Velumani on Tuesday announced its decision to support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Addressing reporters in Chennai, Shanmugam said the faction would meet Chief Minister Vijay later in the day to formally submit a letter extending support to the newly formed government. The development comes amid growing signs of an internal split within the AIADMK following the party’s performance in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Shanmugam says AIADMK cannot align with DMK Shanmugam alleged that AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami was exploring the possibility of forming a government with support from the DMK, a move he claimed was strongly opposed by a majority within the party. According to Shanmugam, the AIADMK was founded to oppose the DMK and any alliance with the ruling party would weaken the organisation politically. He said party members believed that joining hands with the DMK could damage the AIADMK’s identity and long-term …