Trinamool’s rebels are following Shiv Sena playbook, with one twist – Mamata herself

Jun 3, 2026 | 21:20 IST

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Days after TMC’s 15-year rule ended, a rebel bloc of 58 MLAs seized control of the legislature party, and won recognition from the Assembly Speaker. Their rebellion is aimed less at Mamata Banerjee and more at her nephew and political heir, Abhishek Banerjee

For 28 years, the Trinamool Congress was synonymous with Mamata Banerjee. Her party, her command, her word.

That certainty ended on June 3, when for the first time since Mamata founded the TMC in 1998, a large group of elected Trinamool legislators openly broke with the leadership — they didn’t leave the party; instead, they claimed to be its “real” voice in the House.

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Trinamool’s rebels are following Shiv Sena playbook, with one twist – Mamata herself

Days after TMC’s 15-year rule ended, a rebel bloc of 58 MLAs seized control of the legislature party, and won recognition from the Assembly Speaker. Their rebellion is aimed less at Mamata Banerjee and more at her nephew and political heir, Abhishek Banerjee

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Trinamool’s rebels are following Shiv Sena playbook, with one twist – Mamata herself

Days after TMC’s 15-year rule ended, a rebel bloc of 58 MLAs seized control of the legislature party, and won recognition from the Assembly Speaker. Their rebellion is aimed less at Mamata Banerjee and more at her nephew and political heir, Abhishek Banerjee

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