Published: June 4, 2026 • 1:04 AM IST · Updated: June 4, 2026 • 8:08 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Loyalists of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee within the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday (June 3) said that an expelled leader such as Ritabrata Banerjee cannot function as their Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
This comes after 58 Trinamool MLAs joined hands with Mr. Banerjee and defected from the party and declared themselves the principal Opposition party in the house.
They also declared Mr. Banerjee their Leader of the Opposition.
“The MLAs who won are all Trinamool candidates and have used the image of Ms. Mamata Banerjee to win.