The crisis within the Trinamool Congress has intensified, with rebel leaders announcing a new leadership team and removing Mamata Banerjee as party chief. Former minister Arup Roy has been named chairman, while Ritabrata Banerjee has been appointed general secretary. The Mamata camp has rejected the move, insisting there can be no Trinamool Congress without its founder. The rebel faction claims the support of 65 MLAs and says it will soon inform the Election Commission about the leadership changes, deepening the political turmoil in West Bengal. #MamataBanerjee #TMC #WestBengal

Former minister Aroop Biswas and MLAs Firhad Hakim, Rathin Ghosh and Sabina Yasmin have been appointed vice-chairpersons of the faction. | India News

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…