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| Part of Politics of West Bengal | |
| Date | 1 June 2026 – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Outcome |
Numbers by faction: 18 / 80 (23%)
62 / 80 (78%)
11 / 37 (30%)
28 / 37 (76%) |
The 2026 Trinamool Congress (All India Trinamool Congress) (AITC) split, which initiated on 1 June 2026, making two faction in All India Trinamool Congress party, which is one of the recognised regional parties of India, founded in 1998, following the 2026 West Bengal polls.
After the defeat, TMC broken into two faction namely Mamata Banerjee-Abhishek Banerjee duo and the another is Ritabrata Banerjee-Sandipan Saha duo.
Background
editOn 4 May 2026, after the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls result was declared, 15-year ruling Trinamool Congress government led by the founder-chairperson of the party and then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee lost the power from the state and for the first time, the India's ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in the state with former Trinamool leader and once Mamata's close aide Suvendu Adhikari succeeding as Chief Minister on 9 May, after Mamata. Mamata Banerjee herself lost her own seat Bhabanipur to her successor, Adhikari.[4][5]
Following the defeat, Mamata Banerjee called a meeting of winning candidates in her residence in Kolkata, but out of 80 winning candidates, only 66 were present. Soon after that, on 11 May, former senior minister and newly elected TMC MLA from Ballygunge, Sovandeb Chattopadhyay was declared as Leader of Opposition by the party leadership through the letter written by Abhishek Banerjee, General Secretary of the party.[6] But, two TMC MLAs namely Ritabrata Banerjee from Uluberia Purba and Sandipan Saha from Entally allegedly lodged a complaint to speaker Rathindra Bose that the letter submitted to Speaker of the house is illegal, due to fake signatures of the MLAs. On 22 May, During CM Suvendu's tour to New Delhi, where a secret meeting was held between Ritabrata and Suvendu in Banga Bhawan, New Delhi.[7]
On the other hand, many councillors in various municipalities such as Bhatpara, Kanthi, North Barrackpur resigned. In Chandannagar, the entire municipal board was dissolved, following the resignation of councillors along with Mayor. Soon after that, on 26 May, MP from Barasat, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from various TMC organisational posts, taking responsibility of defeat of the party.[8][9] After her resignation, she attended CM Adhikari's administrative meeting held in Kalyani, along with 20 newly elected TMC MLAs, among whom were TMC MLAs from Swarupnagar Bina Mondal, from Haroa Abdul Matin Muhammad and from Deganga Anisur Rahaman Bidesh and others.[10][11]
Various spokespersons such as Riju Dutta, Kohinoor Mazumder, Supriyo Chanda were suspended from the party, following their comments in favour of BJP government and Suvendu and allegedly for anti-party activities such as blaming openly Abhishek Banerjee through various media platforms.[12][13]
Two councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, such as Arup Chakraborty and Susanta Ghosh also resigned from their posts in the KMC.[14]
Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, National Investigation Agency, Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police arrested several TMC councillors, former ministers, MLAs and other leaders, which include Sujit Bose, Saokat Molla against whom several complaints were lodged by the public across the West Bengal.[15][16]
After consulting with Mamata, former Minister, MLA from Kolkata Port and the Mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim resigned from his post on 5 June 2026.[17][18]
On 1 June 2026, Ritabrata and Sandipan were suspended permanently from the party for 3 months, for insulting party's general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for election loss between media.[19]
Outcome
editFollowing the suspension, 58 MLAs gave support to Ritabrata-Sandipan faction and therefore, led to Ritabrata as new Leader of Opposition, succeeding Sovandeb. The list of 58 MLAs signature was handed over to the Speaker Rathindra Bose and the speaker declared Ritabrata as LoP of the house.[20]
The split also led to the dissolution of all the committees of All India Trinamool Congress and the party announced a review of the party structure.[21]
After appointment of LoP as Ritabrata, a split happened in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as atleast 20 MPs made a separate decision led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar to support National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Narendra Modi-government.[22] Later, some more MPs which include Mala Roy, Saayoni Ghosh and Yusuf Pathan also joined the rebels.[23]
Later, on 8 June 2026, Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from both party as well as post of MP, citing party's mismanagement during election.[24][25]
On, 13 June 2026, Satabdi Roy led veteran TMC leader, close aide to Mamata Banerjee and former Union Minister, Sudip Bandyopadhyay to join the rebel faction and make the tally 20/28.[26]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "TMC fault lines in the open: 58 of 80 MLAs back rebel as Leader of Opposition". The Indian Express. 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "TMC rebel Ritabrata Banerjee chosen Bengal LoP, says 'Mamata our chief advisor'". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Trinamool Congress announces organisational overhaul amid internal rebellion, dissolves all committees in Bengal". The Hindu. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mamata Banerjee Loses Bhabanipur Stronghold To Suvendu Adhikari". NDTV. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bhabanipur election results highlights: Mamata loses Bhabanipur bastion to Suvendu by a margin of 15,000 votes". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sovandeb Chattopadhyay: Ex-Boxer, 10-Time MLA Now Bengal's Opposition Leader". NDTV. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "A Delhi corridor 'accidental' meet that triggered TMC's biggest split in 28 years". India Today. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar steps down from all party posts amid leadership discontent". The Times of India. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Storm brewing in TMC? Mamata's longtime aide Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar quits party post". India Today. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, MLAs attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's administrative meeting in Kalyani". The Telegraph. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kakoli Dastidar at Bengal CM's meet day after quitting TMC post stirs switch buzz". India Today. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Trinamool Suspends 3 Spokespersons Over Anti-Party Remarks After Poll Defeat". NDTV. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-TMC leader claims 20 MPs sent letter to BJP, warns: 'Assembly Dhurandhar 1, Parliament will be Dhurandhar 2'". Mint. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "ওড়িশার রাস্তায় গাড়ি ফেলে বেপাত্তা সুশান্ত! ৩ কোটির তোলাবাজি মামলায় তৃণমূল কাউন্সিলরকে খুঁজছে পুলিশ". Anandabazar Patrika. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "এ বার বালতি চুরির অভিযোগে গ্রেফতার তৃণমূলের দুই নেতা! শ্রীরামপুরেও সেই 'চোর-চোর' স্লোগান". Anandabazar Patrika. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Former Bengal Minister Sujit Bose Arrested In Money Laundering Case". NDTV. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "'I don't want to cling to the chair': TMC leader Firhad Hakim resigns as mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". The Telegraph. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "'Leaving with my head held high': Mamata aide Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor". The Times of India. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "TMC suspends 2 MLAs after Suvendu Adhikari's signature forgery claim". India Today. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ritabrata Banerjee Appointed Leader Of Opposition In West Bengal Assembly Amid TMC Split". All India Radio. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Trinamool Congress announces organisational overhaul amid internal rebellion, dissolves all committees in Bengal". The Hindu. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "TMC Crisis Deepens: 20 MPs, Led By Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, To Back NDA". 8 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "19 TMC MPs join rebel group; Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Mala Roy on list". The Times of India. 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sukhendu Sekhar Ray resigns from Rajya Sabha, and Trinamool Congress". The Hindu. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigns, says 'I was unhappy in party'". The Indian Express. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "মমতার সঙ্গ ছাড়লেন সুদীপও! দুপুরে শতাব্দীর সঙ্গে ভূপেন্দ্রর বাড়ি, সন্ধ্যায় শাহি-সাক্ষাৎ, বিদ্রোহী শিবিরে নয়া সমীকরণ?". Anandabazar Patrika. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.