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Shatrughan Sinha has finally broken his silence over reports of him quitting the Trinamool Congress amid senior leaders resigning from the party and rebelling against the party chief, Mamata Banerjee.

As speculation grows over unrest within the Trinamool Congress, veteran actor-politician and TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha has come out strongly in support of Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to NDTV, Sinha described Mamata Banerjee as a "street fighter" who built the Trinamool Congress through years of struggle and determination. He said the party was not handed to her as a legacy but was created through hard political battles that eventually ended decades of Left rule in West Bengal.

For Mamata Banerjee, who built her entire identity by breaking away from Congress in 1998, crawling back to 10 Janpath represents a humiliation from which she can never rise.

The Opposition's parliamentary strength is undergoing its biggest realignment since the splits in Shiv Sena and NCP.

Mani Shankar Aiyar said that Mamata Banerjee appears poised to walk alone, which can benefit the opposition's INDIA alliance.

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik has resigned from the Upper House and the party. He joins two other MPs who resigned recently. Baraik stated he wants to work with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Meanwhile, Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo reasserted their loyalty to Mamata Banerjee. Pratima Mondal denied reports of being a rebel.

As the Trinamool Congress faces its biggest political crisis in years, veteran Congress leader and former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar joins NDTV for a wide-ranging and candid conversation on Mamata Banerjee, the future of the TMC, and the INDIA alliance.

For 15 years Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress were untouchable. Three consecutive Assembly election wins built her legacy and four straight Lok Sabha polls - in which the Trinamool was the single-largest party - cemented it. But on Thursday the Trinamool lurched deeper into an existential crisis after party veteran Kalyan Banerjee ripped into her nephew and second-in-command, Abhishek Banerjee. "It is a great humiliation to me," Kalyan Banerjee - one of Mamata Banerjee's staunchest allies - fumed. "His arrogant attitude has destroyed the party... He should understand that."

TMC's Leader of Opposition nominee, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, argued before the Calcutta High Court that expelled party colleague Ritabrata Banerjee's appointment to the post hit the basic structure of the Constitution.

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee stepped aside from a Calcutta High Court case involving Abhishek Banerjee. Banerjee cited a lack of communication regarding case filings. He also criticized Abhishek Banerjee for arrogance and disrespect towards senior party members. The development follows a CID investigation and Abhishek Banerjee receiving interim protection from coercive action.