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Trinamool Congress faces internal rebellion after defeat to the BJP in the 2026 Bengal Assembly election, with leaders questioning Mamata Banerjee's strategy and their loyalty to her.

Trinamool Congress Crisis Live Updates: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has witnessed the first major split in its 28-year history after 60 rebel MLAs rallied behind expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee, electing him as the Leader of Opposition and taking control of the party's legislature wing. The move received recognition from the Assembly Speaker, triggering what is being seen as the most serious internal challenge faced by Mamata Banerjee's party since its formation. Backed by a majority of MLAs, Ritabrata Banerjee claimed that the dissident camp now constituted the legitimate Trinamool Congress presence in the Assembly. However, the rebels refrained from mounting a direct challenge to Mamata Banerjee's leadership. In a letter submitted to the Speaker, they continued to acknowledge her as the party's chairperson. At the same time, they signalled a clear break from the authority of her nephew and the party's national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, stating that they no longer accepted his role in the functioning of the legislature party. Stay tuned to indiatoday.in for all live updates.

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A brief meeting between Suvendu Adhikari and TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee in Delhi preceded a rapid rebellion in the party. The fallout has led to a formal split, a new opposition leader and an urgent scramble for control in West Bengal.

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NEW DELHI: As TMC faces its biggest crisis in West Bengal, there is growing speculation over the future of its contingent of MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the impact developments in Bengal will have on the heft of the second largest opposition party within INDIA bloc and its overall ramifications on Opposition's capacity to take on the govt, especially as the Mamata Banerjee-led party has been a most vociferous critic of BJP-led NDA govt at Centre.

Firhad Hakim has stepped down as Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation after conveying his desire to resign to Mamata Banerjee. The Trinamool Congress chief has accepted his request.

'We are the real Trinamool. We have the support of two-thirds of the MLAs. We will continue to fulfill our duty as the opposition party in West Bengal. I am the Leader of the Opposition. I will not cede even an inch of ground to the BJP,' Ritabrata Banerjee said.

The TMC on Wednesday suffered its first split in its 28-year history as 58 rebel MLAs elected expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition, wresting control of its legislature party, and secured recognition from the Assembly Speaker.