TMC's Prakash Baraik resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, third such exit within a week
TMC suffered another setback on Thursday as Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House. His exit comes after the resignations of
TMC suffered another setback on Thursday as Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House. His exit comes after the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Sushmita Dev, taking the number of TMC Rajya Sabha MPs to quit in recent days to three.
With Baraik's resignation, the party's strength in the Rajya Sabha is set to fall to 10 MPs. Sources further indicated that as many as three more TMC Rajya Sabha MPs could resign within the next week, potentially deepening the crisis for the Mamata Banerjee-led party.
Read Full Story The crisis among TMC parliamentarians began with the resignation of Mamata Banerjee's trusted aide Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Monday, while the TMC chief was in Delhi attending a series of meetings with INDIA bloc leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, to devise a national opposition strategy against the BJP and discuss the future course of her party after it suffered one setback after another following its rout in the 2026 Assembly polls.
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