Banerjee, in a 28-minute address on Facebook, accused BJP of engineering desertions and defections through pressure and intimidation and dared the deserters to join BJP directly if they had the guts. KOLKATA: Former CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday formally took over the presidentship of the beleaguered party after one-time confidante Chandrima Bhattacharya, whom she appointed…
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Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan from Congress Pune: Senior functionaries in the Congress and NCP (SP) in Maharashtra, who expressed fears that the BJP may attempt to split their parties, said none of their MPs or MLAs would defect.The opposition has claimed that the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena are executing ‘Operation Tiger’…
Amidst swirling rumours of a massive split within the Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentary party, Arvind Sawant launched a scathing attack on the BJP, stating it’s criminalising politics. Reports suggest that several Sena (UBT) MPs are planning to merge with a rival faction, though these claims are strongly contested as unverified. The controversy has escalated with…
Maharashtra politics has been thrown into fresh turmoil amid reports that six MPs from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) are planning to join the Eknath Shinde-led faction.The development, if confirmed, could significantly alter the political landscape and further strengthen Shinde’s position within the NDA. The reports have reignited debate over leadership, party loyalty, and the…
Last Updated:June 16, 2026, 12:51 IST Shiv Sena UBT faces another split as 14-16 MLAs and six MPs may quit Uddhav Thackeray-led faction in the next week, a move that would be a major setback after the 2022 rebellion. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. The Shiv Sena (UBT) could be heading towards another major…
Just two days after publicly taking on Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and questioning his growing influence in the party, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee struck a conciliatory note on Saturday, referring to him as his “son” while closing ranks against the rebel faction threatening to split the ruling party in West Bengal. TMC MP…
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In an exclusive interview with India Today, senior Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha rejected the claims of joining the rebel camp and said he was with Mamata Banerjee and will remain with her. Amidst widespread speculation about mass defections and growing dissent against the party’s second-in-command, Shatrughan Sinha firmly reiterated his loyalty to Mamata Banerjee….
In an exclusive interview with India Today, BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli responds to this question and more on the show. He rejected the claims, citing the constitutional provisions that allow elected representatives to form a separate group or merge with another party if they have a two-thirds majority. He attributed the defections to legislators’ frustration with…
