Saayoni Ghosh, Mala Roy, Yusuf Pathan Among 20 Rebel TMC MPs as Mamata Faces Biggest Crisis
The rebel bloc is growing to 22 MPs as resignations and fresh defections deepen the Trinamool Congress leadership crisis, party sources said.
- On Wednesday, Jadavpur Lok Sabha MP Saayoni Ghosh and Kolkata Dakshin MP Mala Roy emerged as likely additions to the rebel Trinamool Congress faction led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, deepening the party's internal crisis.
- This development follows Monday's announcement where 20 of 28 TMC Lok Sabha MPs, led by Dastidar, informed Speaker Om Birla of their intent to join the BJP-led NDA after severing ties with the party's parliamentary group.
- Separately, former TMC MP Sushmita Dev resigned from the party and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, while Ghosh and Roy's potential defection increases the total rebel MP count to 22, intensifying the political crisis.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces fresh challenges with the potential loss of Ghosh, the 33-year-old youth wing president, and 68-year-old veteran Roy, whose departures would further erode her loyalist base.
- These defections occur as the TMC reels from losses in traditional strongholds like Bhabanipur, with senior figures including Abhishek Banerjee and Mahua Moitra facing mounting pressure as the internal storm threatens the party's parliamentary strength.
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She reportedly felt isolated during that period and claimed that nobody within the party stood by her. She was also allegedly asked to cut short her campaign, a decision that added to her dissatisfaction with the organisation.
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