80 TMC MLAs, 58 Rebel, Just 8 at Her Home Meet: Numbers Grow Grimmer for Mamata Banerjee as She Loses Grip on Party
The rebels claimed control with support from more than two-thirds of the legislative party and kept Mamata Banerjee as their leader.
- On June 3, 58 of 80 Trinamool MLAs revolted against party leadership, electing expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of the Opposition while claiming "principal opposition" status in the State.
- Former Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Jawhar Sircar stated the uprising was "almost inevitable," citing legislators' frustration with Abhishek Banerjee's domineering style and his parallel government operated through I-PAC.
- Led by two expelled legislators, the 58 rebels submitted a letter to Speaker Rathindranath Bose on June 3, successfully side-stepping anti-defection rules by retaining their Trinamool affiliation.
- Firhad Hakim, a close aide to Mamata, resigned as Mayor of Kolkata on June 3; Krishna Chakraborty stepped down as Bidhannagar Mayor the following day, signaling eroding administrative control.
- Political analyst Biswajit Bhattacharya observed the "myth" of Mamata's invincibility has shattered; since May, party leaders discovered their "conscience," criticizing leadership in language comparable to political opponents.
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TMC to move Calcutta HC against recognition of Ritabrata as LoP
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will move the Calcutta High Court on Monday, June 8, challenging the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition in the House, party MP Kalyan Banerjee said. The decision was taken at a meeting convened by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday evening, June 5, where senior party leaders discussed the fallout of the rebellion by a section of…
Mamata Banerjee Faces Trinamool Revolt After Bengal Loss
A stunning mutiny has left Mamata Banerjee sidelined in her own party while rebels still invoke her name. Behind the drama lies a deeper crisis of leadership, organisation and political survival in the new Bengal.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has launched efforts to prevent more MLAs from defecting from the party following its first split in its 28-year history. She is personally contacting the rebel MLAs, while senior leaders are working to keep the other MLAs united. Party sources said that Mamata Banerjee has spoken to several MLAs from Howrah, Murshidabad, and North Dinajpur over the past two days, many of whom were seen attending meetings…
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