TMC Rebellion Updates: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari meets rebel TMC MPs in another jolt to Mamata Banerjee

Rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed that she plans to form a separate faction within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and asserted that 20 MPs are backing her. Dastidar alleged that she was not being allowed to work within the party and accused the TMC leadership of letting certain individuals loose to target and attack her politically. Her remarks come amid escalating signs of dissent within the party.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has left the residence of TMC MP Satabdi Roy. Adhikari remained at Roy's residence for nearly 40 minutes amid heightened political speculation surrounding recent developments in West Bengal. Further details about the meeting are awaited.

West Bengal Chief Minister and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari met rebel TMC MPs amid the ongoing churn within the Mamata Banerjee-led party. The meeting is likely to intensify speculation over possible realignments and the future course of the dissident leaders.

In a major political claim, TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said that she is parting ways with the Trinamool Congress. She further claimed that around 20 MPs are backing her and are aligned with her decision.

Amid the ongoing political developments within the Trinamool Congress, rebel MPs have started arriving at the residence of TMC MP Satabdi Roy. Party leaders Bapi Haldar, Abu Tahir and Asit Mal were seen reaching her residence. As many as 14 MPs are expected to reach Roy's residence for a meeting. 

(Shoaib Raza)

Sources said that during today's I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting, West Bengal's former Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee remarked that she now has the time and that the alliance can utilise her services if it wishes. According to sources, a proposal was raised to constitute state-level and national coordination committees to improve coordination among alliance partners. Leaders from Left parties also flagged Congress' comparison of the BJP and Left parties in Kerala. Responding to the concern, Rahul Gandhi reportedly said that certain positions were suggested by the Kerala unit of the party and Congress had taken its stand accordingly. Sources further said that Banerjee also raised the issue of the BJP allegedly attempting to weaken opposition parties by engineering defections and splits.

(Inputs from Vijai Laxmi) 

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has claimed that nearly 20 Trinamool Congress MPs, including herself, had decided to extend support to the BJP-led NDA. This comes after 20 dissident Trinamool Congress MPs on Monday submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). "We accepted poll verdict in Bengal, believe our future political course should be aligned with the NDA," she added. 

According to sources, more than 20 Trinamool Congress MPs have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, further intensifying speculation over internal rifts within the party. Reports suggest that these MPs may be considering the formation of a separate group or even a new political faction, as sufficient numbers are reportedly in place for such a move. Sources also indicate that a separate TMC bloc in the Lok Sabha could soon take shape, although the final decision is expected to be taken at an appropriate time.

With inputs from Shoaib Raza

After the INDIA bloc meeting, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge says, "It was agreed to send a letter to the Chief Justice of India on SIR, vote loot and stealing elections. The letter is to be delivered to the Chief Justice of India very soon. Second point, it was unanimously agreed to demand the immediate resignation of the Education Minister because he presided over the betrayal of lakhs of youth who appeared for NEET and CBSE examinations."

Other Mamata Banerjee, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders of the Left alliance are participating in the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.

While a rebellion is underway in the TMC against Mamata Banerjee, the former West Bengal chief minister is participating in the INDIA bloc meeting at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi. She is accompanied by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President CP Radhakrishnan has accepted Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy's resignation as member of Rajya Sabha, reports news agency PTI.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) sources have told India TV that the party feels at five of the rebel MPs will return to the party's fold.

Sources have said that Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Koel Mallick could also resign from her position. It is worth noting that Mallick's Rajya Sabha tenure will end in April 2032.

Earlier in the day, veteran TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from his membership in the upper House and also quit the party. He cited the rampant corruption in the party and the growing anger among people behind his decision to leave.

"I had publicly spoken out on the RG Kar hospital issue. Since then, I was increasingly isolated within the party. My only fault was that I demanded an internal inquiry against certain police officers because I believed they had a major role in destruction of evidence," he told reporters. 

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered its gravest crisis in its 28-year history after 57 rebel MLAs split the party and elected expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday, securing recognition from Speaker Rathindra Bose and effectively wresting control of the party's legislature wing. Click here to read more.

It should be mentioned here that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has 28 MPs in the Lok Sabha. The party also has 13 members in the Rajya Sabha. 

As many as 11 TMC MPs -- Prasun Banerjee, Sharmila Sarkar, Arup Chakraborty, Kalipada Soren, Jagadish Chandra Basunia, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Partha Bhowmick, Bapi Halder, Satabdi Roy, Asit Kumar Mal, and June Malia -- met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi. Along with them, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was also present, which fueled speculations that they might join the BJP.

While TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is attending INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi, trouble for her has increased in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha where several of MPs have met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, fueling speculations of them joining the BJP.