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Trinamool Congress battles internal feuds and public fury three weeks after Bengal election defeat

Friday, 29 May 2026, 06:39 · 1 min read

India's Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ruling party of West Bengal state, is facing mounting pressure on multiple fronts following its recent electoral defeat, with senior MPs publicly feuding, local leaders facing arrests and mob protests, and prominent figures resigning. MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar wrote to the Lok Sabha speaker alleging verbal abuse by fellow party MP Kalyan Banerjee, while another senior MP, Sougata Roy, was pelted with eggs outside a police station in North 24 Parganas district by an angry crowd. The turmoil deepened as former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen resigned as the party's national spokesperson, citing what he called a public rejection of "unethical practices," and West Bengal police seized over ₹2.24 crore (roughly $270,000) allegedly hidden by a TMC municipal official — underscoring how the party's internal divisions and corruption scandals are threatening its hold on power ahead of any recovery effort.

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The HinduInternal bickering, resignations and public anger, Trinamool battling on multiple fronts ↗︎
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