KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA.

KOLKATA: After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there…

Mamata Banerjee founded TMC after separating from the Congress in 1998. Ever since, the party has been a major force in West Bengal with Banerjee at its centre. | India News

While Mamata and Abhishek were earlier scheduled to travel to Delhi at the same time, the latter reached the Capital a day earlier. | India News

Mamata Banerjee reconstituted the TMC’s national working committee at a party meeting at her residence on June 5. | India News

The meeting comes amid growing speculations over a possible split in the Mamata Banerjee-led party following the massive loss in the West Bengal assembly polls | India News

Trinamool Congress MPs met in New Delhi to discuss a potential party breakaway. Sukhendu Sekhar Ray resigned from the Rajya Sabha and the party, citing principles. This follows a…

Political unrest within the TMC is now affecting its parliamentary wing. A group of around 20 TMC MPs met in Delhi to discuss their future course. They expressed displeasure with…

Trinamool Congress faces internal turmoil as MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claims 20 MPs have written to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking alignment with the NDA. This follows a…

Trinamool Congress rebellion escalates in Delhi as 20 MPs seek to form a bloc supporting the BJP-led NDA government.

The former West Bengal CM was seen seated to the right of Congress president and bloc convener Mallikarjun Kharge. To Kharge's left was Rahul Gandhi. | India News

TMC faces a major split as 20 Lok Sabha MPs back the NDA. The rebellion raises fresh questions over Mamata Banerjee's leadership and control.

Around 20 Trinamool Congress MPs are reportedly in Delhi, exploring options to form a separate bloc or resign en masse amid tensions with party leadership.

Led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, the group said the new bloc was formed as ‘we need to support [the] NDA for Bengal’s development’.

Mamata Banerjee's INDIA Bloc faces dissent as 20 TMC MPs plan to join the NDA amid rising political tensions.

A major political crisis has engulfed the Trinamool Congress after 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by former chief whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, reportedly expressed support for the BJP-led…

The Trinamool Congress is experiencing a significant internal rift. A group of Members of Parliament has reportedly broken away and is seeking to join the BJP-led NDA. This…

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha…

The TMC delegation has already suffered a split after 58 lawmakers last week backed rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee, who staked claim to the LoP position. | India News

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.

While 20 of the 28 TMC MPs have announced their support for the NDA in the Lok Sabha, there are 12 members in the Rajya Sabha. | India News