The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its organisational committees in West Bengal and announced a comprehensive review of the party structure amid growing internal tensions and a rebellion by a section of its legislators.
In a statement shared on X, the party announced that all committees of the TMC in West Bengal, along with its frontal organisations, had been dissolved with immediate effect. The party said it would conduct a “comprehensive exercise of introspection, performance review and organisational assessment at every level”.
After careful consideration, it has been decided that all committees of the All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, as well as all its frontal organisations, shall stand dissolved with immediate effect.
The party will undertake a comprehensive exercise of introspection,…
— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 3, 2026
The TMC added that the organisational structure of the party’s parent body and its affiliated organisations would be reconstituted and announced at a later stage. However, the party did not specify the reasons behind the sudden decision.
The move came hours after a group of dissident TMC MLAs approached the West Bengal Assembly Speaker seeking recognition as a separate legislature party, intensifying the crisis within the organisation following the party’s recent electoral setback.
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58 TMC MLAs back rebel camp led by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee
The internal crisis escalated on Wednesday when 58 dissident TMC MLAs extended their support to expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the legislature party. The rebel group conveyed its decision to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose through letters signed by the legislators.
The internal crisis escalated on Wednesday when 58 dissident TMC MLAs extended their support to expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the legislature party. (Photo: Ritabrata Banerjee/X)
The faction is being led by Ritabrata Banerjee and fellow expelled MLA Sandipan Saha. The dissidents proposed Banerjee as the legislature party leader, while Javed Khan, Sandipan Saha and Shiuli Saha were proposed as deputy leaders. Raghunathganj MLA Akhruzzaman was named as the chief whip by the group.
The development has raised questions over the TMC leadership’s control over its legislature party. Under the anti-defection law, a breakaway faction requires the backing of at least two-thirds of a legislature party to avoid disqualification. With the TMC having 80 MLAs in the Assembly, the required number stands at 54.
Senior TMC legislators join dissident show of strength
Several senior TMC legislators were present with the dissident group during the show of strength in the Assembly. The list included Samar Mukhopadhyay, Arup Roy, Rathin Ghosh, Javed Khan and Prasun Banerjee.
Other legislators who attended included Sabina Yasmin, Samir Panja, Golam Rabbani, Imani Biswas, Hamidur Rahaman, Dinen Roy, Chandranath Sinha, Riaz Hossain, Gulshan Mallik, Piya Pal, Surajit Mitra, Usharani Mondal and Abdul Aziz.
The rebellion followed a series of developments within the party, including the resignation of former TMC MLA Debo Prasad Bag and the ongoing internal disagreements among legislators.
The dissident group, however, stopped short of directly challenging Mamata Banerjee’s position as the party’s central leader. The latest developments indicate a growing divide within the TMC’s legislative wing while the party prepares for a major organisational restructuring exercise.
