Rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claims support of 20 MPs, seeking recognition as a separate bloc backing NDA, posing the gravest challenge to TMC since its 1998 formation.
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is a TMC rebel MP
Jun 09, 2026
09:18 am
What's the storyA major rift has emerged in West Bengal's Trinamool Congress (TMC), with rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claiming support from 20 MPs.
She has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc backing the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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