The Trinamool Congress is facing an internal revolt, prompting Mamata Banerjee's faction to submit a new list of office bearers to the Election Commission, solidifying her leadership. A breakaway group, claiming significant support, has declared its own parallel committee, citing the expiry of the previous one. Loyalists have vehemently dismissed the rebels' actions as having no legal standing within the party's framework.

Internal revolt deepens as rival factions claim organisational legitimacy in Bengal politics

A breakaway faction of the Trinamool Congress, led by Ritabrata Bandopadhyay and claiming support from 64 MLAs, has formed a new 30-member national working committee, appointing…