Once a prominent CPI(M) figure, Ritabrata Banerjee joined TMC in 2018 and now spearheads a rebellion that threatens Mamata Banerjee's grip on her party.
Ritabrata Banerjee, ousted TMC Rajya Sabha member, mobilized 60 legislators supporting his Leader of Opposition candidacy, alleging party leadership manipulation by consultant firm I-PAC. The fracture mirrors Eknath Shinde's 2022 Shiv Sena rebellion, signaling structural instability in India's opposition coalition.
Ritabrata Banerjee was a CPI(M) leader
Jun 03, 2026
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What's the storyRitabrata Banerjee, once the Left's poster boy, is now at the heart of a rebellion in the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
The former student activist started his political career in the Students's Federation of India (SFI) and quickly rose through the ranks to become a Rajya Sabha MP for the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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