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  What fate awaits TMC? Speaker Om Birla to hear both factions; legal advice under consideration

  India | June 16, 2026 11:27 IST

  The development comes after a faction of around 20 TMC MPs reportedly met the Speaker earlier and submitted a letter seeking recognition of their group and requesting its merger with another political formation, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

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  Kakoli Ghosh's son claims Abhishek 'failed in all subjects in class 8': 'Wrong to expect civility'

  June 15, 2026 12:40 IST

  In a post on micro-blogging site X, rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's son Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar has claimed that party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee failed in all subjects when he was class 8, adding that it is wrong to expect any 'civility' from the Trinamool leader.

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  What is the Nationalist Citizens Party and why is it at the centre of the TMC rebellion?

  India | June 14, 2026 23:07 IST

  Nationalist Citizens Party is primarily based in the Northeast and has contested elections in Tripura. It is also reported to have built a presence in Meghalaya.

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  Mamata's troubles mount as Kakoli Dastidar's son sues her, other TMC leaders: What's the dispute?

  June 14, 2026 10:49 IST

  Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, son of TMC rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has sued party chief Mamata Banerjee, and other leaders such as Kalyan Banerjee, Sougata Roy, Mahua Moitra and Sonali Guha over false claims that he sought a ticket to contest from the Barasat assembly constituency.

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  Kakoli Ghosh denies writing to Bengal CM seeking probe into ex-RS MP's links with extremists groups

  India | June 12, 2026 13:04 IST

  Earlier in the day, it was reported that Dastidar has written a letter to Adhikari against Imran. In the letter, it was mentioned that Imran, who was nominated to the Upper House with support of the former TMC government, has links with extremist groups.

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  Amid TMC crisis, Kakoli Ghosh says 20 MPs are with rebel camp, more people in talks with them

  June 11, 2026 21:26 IST

  On reports of TMC-Congress merger, Kakoli Ghosh said neither was she in that meeting (Mamata Banerjee-Sonia Gandhi) nor was her opinion sought. “She (Mamata Banerjee) is a senior and experienced leader; it is her wish as to what she will do," she said.

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  Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque in BJP contact? Fresh troubles for Mamata as cracks widen in TMC

  June 09, 2026 11:41 IST

  This development comes just a day after senior leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from both the Trinamool Congress and his Rajya Sabha membership, marking a significant political setback for the party.

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  TMC rebellion spills to Parliament, faction claims 20 MPs' support: What's next for Mamata's party?

  India | June 09, 2026 8:43 IST

  Another rebellion hit the Trinamool Congress, with rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claiming that nearly 20 party MPs have decided to extend support to the NDA and will formally communicate their position to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

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  Rebel TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar announces to form separate faction, claims support of 20 MPs

  India | June 08, 2026 23:55 IST

  TMC's rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has announced plans to form a separate faction within the party, claiming the support of 20 MPs. She also launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and said her group would work with the NDA.

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  TMC's Kalyan Banerjee rejects Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's 'misogyny' charge, calls it 'motivated'

  May 28, 2026 13:45 IST

  Hours after TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accused him of verbally abusing him inside the Lok Sabha, party MP Kalyan Banerjee has rejected the charges. He also pointed out that Dastidar should have immediately informed the House if she was verbally abused.

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  TMC's Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accuses Kalyan Banerjee of 'verbally abusing' her inside Lok Sabha

  May 28, 2026 11:06 IST

  TMC leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking action against party MP Kalyan Banerjee, accusing him of 'verbally abusing' her inside the lower House.

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  TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar quits all party posts in major blow to Mamata Banerjee

  May 27, 2026 17:27 IST

  Earlier on Tuesday, Kakoli, along with six other MLAs, attended West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting at Kalyani.

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  Fissures in TMC: Barasat MP and Mamata's close aide Kakoli Ghosh resigns from key party posts

  May 25, 2026 23:12 IST

  Notably, Dastidar had strongly rebuked political consultancy i-PAC, holding it responsible for TMC’s poll debacle. She alleged that the people of the election strategy firm were rude with party workers.

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  Lady Trinamool MP describes Deepa Dasmunsi as a painted dancer

  Politics | February 04, 2013 6:25 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 4: In yet another instance of a Trinamool Congress leader making provocative comments, party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday compared Union minister of state Deepa Dasmunsi to a painted dancer, saying none

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  Trinamool MP alludes to Kolkata gang rape victim as a prostitute

  Politics | December 29, 2012 17:25 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 29: Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has courted controversy by alluding to the Kolkata gang rape victim as a sex worker.  Ghosh Dastidar, short of calling the Park Street rape victim a

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  TMC MP's Guard Urinates On Passenger, Pulls Out Gun

  India | March 20, 2012 9:41 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 20: A bodyguard of Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar allegedly urinated on two passengers on the Rajdhani Express early on Monday, reports ‘The Times Of India'. The bodyguard then pulled out his