Claim

The rebel faction claims 65 of the party's 80 MLAs are with it, and the Election Commission has written to both TMC factions asking them to submit documents supporting their claims by 5:30 pm on July 6.

“80 में से 65 विधायक उनके साथ हैं... चुनाव आयोग ने अब तृणमूल कांग्रेस के दोनों खेमों को लेटर लिखकर 6 जुलाई शाम 5:30 बजे तक अपने-अपने दावों के समर्थन में दस्तावेज जमा करने को कहा है।”

Rationale

Both parts of the anchor's statement match contemporaneous reporting as of the July 2, 2026 broadcast. The Election Commission did write to both TMC factions setting a deadline of 5:30 pm on July 6 to submit documents supporting their rival claims. The '65 of 80 MLAs' figure is correctly attributed as the rebel faction's own claim, matching The Week's July 2 report (65 rebel vs 15 loyalist MLAs); earlier counts (58-59 signatories in June) were lower, but the anchor accurately relayed the faction's current claim rather than asserting it as verified fact.

Evidence

• https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/real-tmc-election-commission-asks-mamata-ritabrata-deadline-july-6 Confirms the Election Commission wrote to both Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee factions asking them to submit supporting documents by 5:30 pm on July 6. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/07/02/will-mamata-lose-tmc-symbol-ritabrata-banerjee-meets-eci-to-stake-claim.html Reports (July 2, 2026) that the Ritabrata-led rebel faction claims the support of 65 MLAs while the Mamata faction commands 15, consistent with 65 of 80 total TMC MLAs. ✓ reachable · archived
• 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 Confirms TMC has 80 MLAs and that the rebel faction formally staked its claim before the ECI, asserting a two-thirds majority. ✓ reachable · archived