A significant rift within the TMC has deepened as Mamata Banerjee's faction seeks to replace Firhad Hakim as Chief Whip with Madan Mitra. This follows Hakim's alignment with the dissident group led by Ritabrata Banerjee. The move escalates the internal power struggle, with both organizational and legislative wings now contested by rival factions after the party's election defeat.

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

Former minister Madan Mitra, a supporter of Mamata Banerjee, said that the Ritabrata Banerjee-led group did not have the power to change the party structure.