Who Are the 19 Rebel TMC MPs? From Yusuf Pathan to Saayoni Ghosh, the Faces Behind the Revolt
The rebel bloc has also scheduled a Monday meeting with the Lok Sabha Speaker as 19 of 20 MPs seek a separate bench.
- On Monday, June 15, 19 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to seek recognition as the "real TMC" parliamentary group, intensifying the party's internal crisis.
- The party's underwhelming performance in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections has widened the rift between party veterans and central leadership headed by Mamata Banerjee, fueling the rebellion.
- Party MP Mahua Moitra asserted the 91st Constitutional Amendment of 2003 removed provisions for a split, requiring rebels to merge with another party or resign. "All 19 traitors need to resign and contest on BJP ticket," she said.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will meet rebel MPs in Delhi on Sunday, June 14, coordinating strategy ahead of their scheduled meeting with the Lok Sabha Speaker.
- Rebel MP Arup Chakraborty claims the group seeks to "rebuild TMC in a new form," while critics allege "Operation Lotus" under Home Minister Amit Shah aims to weaken the party.
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TMC Crisis Deepens: 19 Rebel MPs Seek Separate Seating, Delhi Meet On Sunday
The rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to hold a meeting in Delhi on Sunday amid the deepening crisis within the party. According to information available, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will also be present at the meeting. The rebel group is also scheduled to meet the Lok Sabha Speaker on Monday. The development comes as the reported breakaway faction within the TMC continues to take steps that point towards a for…
Rebel TMC MPs to meet Lok Sabha Speaker, seek recognition as 'real TMC' | What we know so far
The crisis in the Trinamool Congress further worsened as a group of rebel MPs claiming the support of 19 Lok Sabha members on Friday said that they would meet Speaker Om Birla next week to seek recognition as the "real TMC" parliamentary group, a move that the Mamata Banerjee-led party dismissed as legally untenable under the anti-defection law. Rebel MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said the dissident camp has already submitted a representatio…
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