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West Bengal Trinamool Congress internal crisis

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The internal crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified as legal and political disputes over party control continue. In late July 2026, Mamata Banerjee urged the Election Commission to conclude its inquiry into the party’s name, symbol, and organizational control, warning that further extensions to the rival faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee could allow for the fabrication of false evidence. Political tensions with the ruling BJP have also escalated. Banerjee accused the BJP of insulting the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose following comments made by the state BJP president regarding the Forward Bloc. Amidst this friction, Chandra Kumar Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji, resigned from the TMC. Further instability has emerged within the rebel bloc of 20 MPs who had pledged support to the NDA. Three MPs—Khalilur Rahaman, Abu Taher Khan, and Yusuf Pathan—skipped an NDA parliamentary meeting, with Khan stating, “We are not with the NDA, nor are we joining the BJP.” This development highlights ongoing uncertainty regarding the group’s status under anti-defection laws. In late August 2026, Banerjee ~~has remained defiant, rejecting~~ used Facebook Live to deny rumors of ~~political retirement and accusing Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and~~ retirement, stating her goal is to continue her struggle until the BJP is marginalized. She accused the administration of ~~attempting~~ using the census as a covert attempt to ~~suppress~~ implement the ~~opposition through false cases, restrictions on movement,~~ National Register of Citizens and ~~the misuse~~ claimed that approximately 75 percent of ~~administrative processes. She has pledged~~ women have stopped receiving Annapurna Bhandar payments. Banerjee also alleged that Suvendu Adhikari threatened to ~~continue~~ ensure she could not leave her ~~political struggle, even as several issues, including voter list revisions, remain pending before~~ home, prompting her to call for intervention from the President of India and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. During a rally in Kolkata, Banerjee accused the BJP of seizing power through ‘theft’ and vowed that the TMC would return to power.

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