Last Updated:July 27, 2026, 22:27 IST The NCPI MPs have also been allotted a separate seating block in Parliament, separate from the Trinamool Congress benches led by Abhishek Banerjee. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar will also attend the meeting. (Image: PTI) In a significant political development, the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, now recognised as members of…
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, speaking to CNN-News18, defends the merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party, saying it complies with the two-thirds rule under anti-defection laws.Sudip asserts that the MPs were elected on the TMC symbol and says the party will stake its claim in Parliament on July 20. His remarks come amid a deepening political…
Rebel TMC MPs are set to launch a legal fight over the Trinamool Congress identity and symbol, while a merger between the rebel faction and NCPI is likely to take place today, sources say.The move marks a major escalation in the TMC crisis, shifting the battle from internal rebellion to legal and institutional claims over…
Author Aanand Ranganathan raises a key question amid the deepening Trinamool Congress crisis: “Who is the real TMC?”He asks what happens if a merger takes place and both MPs and MLAs stick to the party. The question goes to the heart of the TMC identity battle, where rebel factions, legal claims, party symbol, legislative strength…
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Yusuf Pathan; Saayoni Ghosh NEW DELHI: The list with names of 19 of the 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MPs is finally out, with former cricketer Yusuf Pathan and Saayoni Ghosh among signatories of a letter to Speaker Om Birla’s office.The rebels submitted their letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker on May 18….
Last Updated:June 09, 2026, 14:52 IST TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee criticised the conduct of the rebel group led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and said leaders unhappy with the party should step down from their positions. TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. (Behind Him) Rebel MPs Satabdi Roy and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday issued…
