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Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and expelled Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday said he has not spoken to any parliamentarian in the last seven days and, therefore, does not know what they will do.

The Trinamool Congress faces an unprecedented challenge. Mamata Banerjee's absolute authority is questioned after losing power in West Bengal. A rebellion within the legislature party threatens control over party symbols and national standing. The party grapples with internal divisions and potential spillover into Parliament. The crisis tests the TMC's future and its founder's legacy.

The concerns emerged following a meeting of the rebel legislature bloc led by Ritabrata Banerjee, who was recently recognised as the Leader of Opposition. | India News

CID questioned Firhad Hakim and collected signature samples as part of its probe into alleged forgery linked to the Leader of Opposition nomination process.

West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh believes the Trinamool Congress' current 'drama' is temporary and added, "the sooner it ends, the better." This statement comes as a rebel faction within the TMC claims significant legislative support. The party high command is challenging the legitimacy of these claims. Meanwhile, allegations of extortion surface against Swarup Biswas, brother of a former minister, with more cases expected.

Humayun Kabir has offered to vacate his Rejinagar seat, so that Mamata Banerjee can return to the West Bengal Assembly. The proposal underlines Bengal's shifting post-election equations after Kabir's break with the Trinamool Congress.

Bengal News: It's all quiet on the Tollywood front. The Trinamool Congress's usually vocal, star-studded line-up of celebrity MPs and MLAs, who owe their seats to Mamata Banerjee's patronage, have either gone deafeningly silent or distanced themselves from the party as the TMC faces its worst existential crisis.

What was conceptualised as a unified electoral force is degenerating into regional fragments, leaving the opposition's national ambitions highly compromised

Mahua Moitra used a television interview to attack rebel Trinamool Congress legislators and defend Mamata Banerjee's leadership. The remarks came as the party faced claims of a split, defections and a battle over the opposition leadership.

In today's episode we look at the updates from West Bengal, as infighting in the Trinamool Congress worsens, updates from the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Iran war and the latest coming from the deadly Delhi fire.