Trinamool Does A ‘Shinde’ On Mamata? Ritabrata Banerjee Secures 59 MLA Signatures, Meets Speaker

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• Trinamool Does A ‘Shinde’ On Mamata?
• Ritabrata Banerjee Secures 59 MLA Signatures, Meets Speaker Published By, Last Updated: June 03, 2026, 13:42 IST Expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee has claimed the support of 59 legislators and approached the Speaker, deepening the party’s post-poll crisis in Bengal Rapid Read Mamata Banerjee (Left) Expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee (Right) Claims Backing of 59 MLAs.
• Barely a month after its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is staring at one of the sharpest internal crises in its history.
• A rebel faction led by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee has moved to challenge Mamata Banerjee’s control over the party’s legislative wing, claiming the support of nearly 60 MLAs and triggering talk of a “Shinde-style" split in Bengal politics.
• On Wednesday, Ritabrata Banerjee reached the West Bengal Assembly and met the Speaker, claiming the support of 59 of the TMC’s 80...