TMC split on display in Bengal assembly as rival camps occupy separate opposition benchesDeep fissures within the TMC were evident in the West Bengal assembly. Rival factions sat separately during the budget session. This divisi...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
A weaker opposition, a stronger NDA: How new parliamentary arithmetic could make this monsoon session unlike any otherMonsoon Session 2026: Parliament's monsoon session faces internal opposition battles. Splits in Trinamool Congress and uncertainty in Shiv ...
18 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on June 19 to discuss rebel MPs rowLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called upon the Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for a discussion on June 19 ...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
TMC MPs' NCPI merger bid revives memories of Arunachal's Khandu playbookTwenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs plan to merge with a lesser-known party. This move echoes a 2016 Arunachal Pradesh political realignmen...
16 Jun, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
From Rs 75 in cash to the Lok Sabha spotlight: The obscure party at the centre of the TMC rebellionAn unknown political party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, is now central to national politics. Twenty Trinamool Congress MPs ann...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
From Rs 75 in cash to the heart of a TMC revolt: The unlikely political journey of NCPIThe Nationalist Citizens Party of India, NCPI, a little-known outfit with just Rs 75 cash, is now in the national spotlight. Twenty disside...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party, seek separate seating in Lok SabhaA significant split is unfolding within the Trinamool Congress. Rebel MPs have announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party. ...
15 Jun, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
No legal provision of a 'separate group' inside Parliament: MP Sagarika Ghose amid TMC rebellionTMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said rebel MPs and MLAs cannot legally function as a separate group within Parliament or assemblies while...
15 Jun, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
What is NCPI? Why 20 TMC rebel MPs want to join this unknown Tripura party which could emerge as NDA's 2nd largest allyTwenty dissident TMC MPs have announced a merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a move they say complies with anti-de...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
'Reject political turncoats': Slogan of obscure party now welcoming TMC rebelsA small political party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, has unexpectedly entered national politics. This happened after twenty Lo...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
The NCPI gambit: TMC rebels' unlikely escape route runs through an obscure partyTwenty Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. This move bypasses legal hurdles and allows th...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
TMC rebel MPs may seek separate party recognition, Speaker to decide: Dilip GhoshWest Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh said the Lok Sabha Speaker will decide on any request by rebel TMC MPs for separate party recognition afte...
15 Jun, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
Abhishek Banerjee tells Speaker rebel MPs cannot claim separate identityIn the letter, Banerjee said the legislative party in the Lok Sabha derives its existence from the political party and that there can be on...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Rebel TMC MPs explore merger with NDA ally, seek separate seatingA major split has rocked the Trinamool Congress. Twenty Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. They will now su...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Constitutional expert questions plan of TMC rebel MPs to seek 'real TMC' status from SpeakerRebel Trinamool Congress MPs plan to approach Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as the 'real TMC' parliamentary group. A const...
14 Jun, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Debate on real TMC settled; Mamata, Abhishek represent fake TMC: BJPThe BJP claims a document signed by 20 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs indicates a "real TMC" led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, not Mamata Ban...
12 Jun, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Congress loses its elected representatives faster in Gujarat than the vote shareGujarat Congress will have no representation in the Rajya Sabha soon. This follows a decade of electoral setbacks. The party's vote share h...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.25 PM IST