West Bengal Trinamool Crisis Live Update: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said the leaders who have jumped ship are hungry for power will not be accepted by the BJP. With open revolt, defections and dissent, cracks within the party after it suffered a humiliating loss in the West Bengal Assembly elections have become public. This poses questions of loyalty and opportunism as the party tries to find a direction for the approaching state and 2029 Lok Sabha polls.
The crisis escalated dramatically with a full-blown rebellion in the legislature and Parliament wings. In a first for the party, a faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, backed by nearly 58 MLAs, staked claim to being the "real TMC" in the Assembly. At the national level, leaders such as Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Satabdi Roy, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and others are either resigning or spearheading a rebel bloc. MPs, including names like Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman, Prasun Banerjee, June Malia and Satabdi Roy, have also voiced dissent, marking internal ruptures.
Mamata Banerjee is in fire-fighting mode, having brought together the INDIA bloc in Delhi earlier this week while fearing the poll loss and defections threatening to undercut her voice in the alliance. At the meeting, the need to project unity to challenge the BJP was echoed by those who attended.
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Kakoli Ghosh: Trinamool Founder-Member, Key Mamata Banerjee Aide, Now Rebel
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar - a four-term Parliamentarian who is now leading the contingent of Trinamool Congress's rebel MPs - was a founder member of the party and a close aide of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Their ties go back to the '70s. Since Mamata Banerjee won her first election in 1984, Ghosh Dastidar has been her political aide.
Today she is leading a rebel group of more than two-third Lok Sabha MPs -- her action making it clear that at the end of the day, the decades old association with Mamata Banerjee is not enough to outweigh certain things.
CID At Mamata Banerjee's Home With Search Warrant In Signature Scandal Probe
Mamata Banerjee, a three-time former chief minister, remains in deep political peril as the Crime Investigation Department, or CID, arrived at her home in connection with a signature forgery case.
The 71-year-old leader is already battling a growing, and a very public rift, within the party.
BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra On Trinamool Leader Kalyan Banerjee's Statement
#WATCH | Delhi | On TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee's statement, BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra says, "'Maa, Maati, Maanush' has shown that they are with BJP... They (TMC) do not have the support of the people..." https://t.co/B6juaR6eag pic.twitter.com/jniw1IBIHM
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2026
Video: What Kalyan Banerjee Said About Trinamool Turmoil
VIDEO | Delhi: Addressing a press conference, TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said, "We are very happy these people have gone, we need fresh blood. Our leader is Mamata Banerjee under the Trinamool symbol. Even if more than 20 MPs leave, there is no problem."
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 9, 2026
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'Frustration': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury On Trinamool Rift
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury dismissed recent statements made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders amid the growing turmoil within the party, describing the developments as a sign of frustration following political setbacks.
Reacting to Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee's remarks, Chowdhury said the demand and rhetoric surrounding fresh electoral contests were impractical and reflected political frustration.
"There is no point in talking like a mad person. This cannot happen. This is not some local village or neighbourhood wrestling match where if someone loses once, they can fight again after half an hour. It is certainly a contest, but not a village wrestling match. Elections cannot be held across the country in this manner...This is an expression of frustration," he told IANS.
"Betrayal": Trinamool's Kirti Azad Hits Out At Rebels
Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad accused the rebels of betraying the party and preparing to join hands with the BJP.
"When BJP goons attack party workers, will you support them? This is betrayal. If you want to go to the BJP, say that openly," he said.
Targeting Kakoli Dastidar, Azad questioned her criticism of the party leadership and referred to the opportunities she had got within the organisation.
"Kakoli lost five elections, yet Mamata Banerjee made her an MP. You were removed as chief whip because you would not come to Parliament and would give instructions over the phone," he alleged.
VIDEO | Delhi: Addressing a press conference Kirti Azad, says, "Through the Trinamool Congress, the party of Maa, Mati, Manush, with Didi's blessings and the support and guidance of Abhishek, all 29 of our MPs were elected. I want to ask these 'traitors'... if you were facing… pic.twitter.com/SnlNJvfaEI
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 9, 2026
Trinamool Split Brings NDA Close To Its 2/3rd Majority Goal In Lok Sabha
The rebellion in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has revived talk that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is likely to bring the Delimitation Bill again in the Monsoon session.
On Monday, Trinamool MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed to have the support of 20 party MPs in the Lok Sabha, one more than required to split the party as per the anti-defection law. The rebel MPs assembled at Union Minister Bhupender Yadav's home for a meeting. The Trinamool has 29 MPs in the Lok Sabha.
The 20 rebel MPs plan to form a bloc and support the NDA government at the Centre. If this materialises, it will push NDA even closer to the two-thirds majority mark.
Trinamool Crisis Live Satabdi Roy Exclusive: "Mamata Banerjee Changed"
Satabdi Roy, a four-time MP who has been by Mamata Banerjee's side since 2009, claimed that the former chief minister -- popularly known as 'Didi' -- had "changed" of late, a transition that did not go down well with her.
"Didi badal gayi thi," she remarked during an interview with NDTV. "She changed a lot in the past few years. I have an emotional connection with her, but what matters to me is the work, and hence I have taken this decision," she added.
Roy was chosen yesterday as the deputy leader of about a dozen Trinamool MPs who met with BJP leaders and offered to support the NDA, making it official that they wanted to part ways. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who is now the rebels' chief whip, claimed the number of rebel MPs went up to 20.
