Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs are likely to initiate legal action against party colleague Mahua Moitra over her allegation that parliamentarians who switched sides were ‘bribed’ to the tune of Rs 40 crore, sources told India Today TV. According to sources, the MPs held a meeting and decided to file a defamation suit against…
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…
2 min readNew DelhiJun 17, 2026 07:25 PM IST With Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla yet to make a decision on the status of the Trinamool Congress in the House, the Speaker’s office on Wednesday wrote to party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, inviting him to present his case on the issue at 5 pm on…
Last Updated:June 16, 2026, 10:54 IST Senior rebel leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that the faction would approach the courts to establish itself as the “real” TMC. Rebel TMC MPs merged with the NCPI. (ANI) TMC Unrest: Tensions continue to mount for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) following a crushing defeat in the recenlty held…
A little-known Bengal outfit, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), has unexpectedly become a national political talking point after absorbing twenty rebel TMC Lok Sabha MPs KOLKATA: A modest two-storey building in Howrah’s Andul, which drew little attention till Sunday night, is now one of India’s most closely watched political addresses, guarded by BSF…
Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 22:15 IST Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar urges Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expel Kalyan Banerjee for alleged misogynistic misconduct. Banerjee denies charges as politically motivated. Kalyan Banerjee has rejected Kakoli Ghosh’s allegations, calling them politically motivated. (Image: PTI) Rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written to…
Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 15:58 IST Choosing the NCPI route, the rebels secured parliamentary survival, broke free from Kalighat’s control, gained an independent identity, and cleared the path to align with the NDA The rebels bypassed the “real party” template and engineered a quiet, overnight merger into an obscure, registered unrecognised entity—the Nationalist Citizens Party…
The ongoing rebellion within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) took a dramatic political and legal turn on Sunday. Nineteen rebel Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) met with the Lok Sabha Speaker to stake their claim for a merger with a little-known political outfit, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). The lawmakers submitted a formal…
Last Updated:June 10, 2026, 13:07 IST Sushmita Dev met Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma after quitting as Rajya Sabha MP and is expected to return to the Rajya Sabha as a BJP nominee. Sushmita Dev meeting Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi. The Trinamool Congress suffered another political setback on Wednesday after Rajya Sabha…
Last Updated:June 12, 2026, 12:59 IST Kakoli Dastidar said the situation in West Bengal had been “getting from bad to worse” and citing concerns over governance and alleged financial irregularities. TMC MP Mahua Moitra (Image PTI) Amis rising tensions within the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) following a crushing defeat in the recenlty held assembly…
