Claim
Four of TMC's 13 Rajya Sabha MPs have already resigned, leaving the Mamata faction with only nine Rajya Sabha MPs.
“राज्यसभा में टीएमसी के 13 में से चार सांसद पहले ही इस्तीफा दे चुके हैं। ममता गुट के पास अभी केवल नौ राज्यसभा सांसद बच रहे हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
As of the July 2, 2026 broadcast, TMC's Rajya Sabha strength had indeed dropped from 13 to 9 after four MPs — Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik, and Koel Mallick — resigned from the Upper House between June 8 and 11, 2026 amid the party's post-election rebellion. Both the count of four resignations and the resulting nine remaining MPs match multiple news reports, so the claim is accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/west-bengal/kolkata-koel-mallick-quits-rajya-sabha-tmc-s-strength-in-upper-house-falls-to-9-in-fresh-blow-to-mamata-2026-06-11-1044472 India TV reports Koel Mallick's resignation was the fourth TMC Rajya Sabha exit (after Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik) and explicitly states TMC's Upper House strength fell from 13 to 9. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://visionmp.com/india/others-news/tmc-crisis-four-rajya-sabha-mps-quit/ Reports four TMC Rajya Sabha MPs quit within four days amid the post-Bengal-poll rebellion, corroborating the count of four resignations. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/fresh-setback-to-tmc-as-rajya-sabha-mp-prakash-chik-baraik-resigns-from-party-upper-house-2 Confirms Prakash Chik Baraik's Rajya Sabha resignation, one of the four. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/tmc-mp-sushmita-dev-resigns-from-rajya-sabha-in-yet-another-setback-for-mamata-banerjee-reports-2026-06-10-1044293 Confirms Sushmita Dev's June 10, 2026 Rajya Sabha resignation, another of the four. ✓ reachable · archived