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The BJP's Central Election Committee announced the names of three former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls, hours after they joined the party, marking a significant shift in the BJP's policy regarding former TMC leaders.
Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party and met with the Lok Sabha speaker to demand recognition as a separate bloc. However, the official TMC leadership, led by Abhishek Banerjee, wrote to the speaker opposing this recognition.
Sources indicate that 20 Trinamool MPs are in a huddle at an undisclosed location amid a reported revolt within the party.
Three former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MPs, Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and Prakash Chik Baraik, have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata. This move comes after their resignations from the Rajya Sabha in June, marking a significant political shift in West Bengal.
Trinamool Congress Members of Parliament Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Satabdi Roy held a meeting with the BJP leadership in Delhi.
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Member Derek O’Brien said the Election Commission removed West Bengal’s top bureaucrats in the “dead of night”
Mamata Banerjee has formally taken over as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) state chief following the resignation of Chandrima Bhattacharya, amidst significant infighting and desertions within the party. The BJP has criticized Banerjee, alleging she treated party members as servants and declared the TMC's demise.
Satabdi Roy, an actor and Member of Parliament who has been with Trinamool since 2009, has been chosen as the deputy leader of a group of Trinamool MPs. She met with BJP leaders and explained the reasons behind their rebellion.