Claim
The rebel faction demanded that the Election Commission recognize the TMC's new national executive and claimed before the Commission that they are the real TMC.
“बागी गुट ने चुनाव आयोग से टीएमसी की नई राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी को मान्यता देने की मांग की। टीएमसी के बागी गुट ने चुनाव आयोग के सामने आज यह दावा कर दिया कि हम ही हैं असली टीएमसी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion: the rebels asked the EC to recognize their new national executive and claimed to be the real TMC. Both elements confirmed — they submitted the new 30-member National Working Committee for recognition and explicitly staked claim as the real TMC.
Evidence
- https://www.republicworld.com/india/we-made-our-submissions-tmc-factional-battle-escalates-as-ritabrata-banerjee-led-rebels-stake-claim-before-eci-2026-07-02-130911 Faction submitted its June 22 organizational changes/30-member National Working Committee and claimed 'We are TMC as we have over 2/3rd majority' pending audit
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/west-bengal/news-ritabrata-led-rebel-faction-mlas-meet-election-commission-will-mamata-lose-control-over-tmc-2026-07-02-1046882 Faction demands recognition as the 'real' TMC and presented its new National Working Committee to the ECI pending audit