Heir Apparent To Liability? Why Revolt In TMC Is About Abhishek Banerjee, Not Mamata

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• Heir Apparent To Liability?
• Why Revolt In TMC Is About Abhishek Banerjee, Not Mamata Written By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 11:09 IST The issue is not simply personal rivalry.
• It is also about access, influence and relevance in a party where succession planning, once unspoken of, is now impossible to ignore Rapid Read The most striking aspect of the ongoing crisis is that rebels have gone out of their way to avoid criticising Mamata Banerjee.
• (AI-Generated Image) For nearly a decade, Abhishek Banerjee’s rise within the Trinamool Congress appeared inevitable.
• As Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, one of the party’s most recognisable faces and the architect of several election campaigns, Abhishek was widely seen as the natural political heir to West Bengal’s ruling establishment.