| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The fight within TMC is not just over control of the party but also over ₹1000 crore lying in the party's accounts.
party fund dispute
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The final decision on recognizing the rebel faction rests with assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose in the assembly, Om Birla in the Lok Sabha, and Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan in the Rajya Sabha — not with Mamata or the rebels.
speaker recognition authority
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The West Bengal assembly Speaker has recognized the TMC rebel faction, and in the Lok Sabha the rebel TMC MPs have merged with the NCPI.
rebel faction recognition
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Four of TMC's 13 Rajya Sabha MPs have already resigned, leaving the Mamata faction with only nine Rajya Sabha MPs.
Rajya Sabha resignations
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
TMC has 28 Lok Sabha MPs in total, of whom 20 have broken away — above the two-thirds requirement of 19 — leaving Mamata with eight.
Lok Sabha MP split
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
TMC currently has 80 MLAs in the assembly, of which 58 are with the rebel faction — more than the two-thirds threshold of about 54 — while Mamata's faction has only 22.
MLA split numbers
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Under the anti-defection law in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, a party's rebel faction gets recognition only if two-thirds of the MLAs or MPs are with the rebels.
anti-defection law
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
At the June 22 meeting, the rebel faction elected a new TMC president and vice-president and formed a new 30-member national executive the same day.
new TMC executive
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Ritabrata Banerjee, leader of the TMC rebel faction and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, submitted the representation; a delegates' meeting was held under his leadership in Kolkata on June 22.
rebel faction leadership
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Mamata Banerjee lost her own seat, her party lost the election, she lost the Chief Minister's chair, the party president post was taken from her, and the Leader of Opposition post in the assembly was also lost.
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The West Bengal election results were announced 59 days ago, on May 4.
Bengal election results
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The rebel faction demanded that the Election Commission recognize TMC's new national executive and claimed before the Commission that they are the real TMC.
party recognition claim
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Today the rebel faction met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and briefed him on everything that has happened in the last 59 days.
CEC briefing
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The rebel faction had already obtained the Election Commission's permission for a 10-member delegation to meet it.
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
After the TMC split into two factions, the rebel faction met the Election Commission's full bench today for the first time.
TMC split EC meeting
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The construction of the Ram Mandir and the development of Ayodhya were described as a 'Mahakumbh' of cultural heritage and development.
Ayodhya development
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
It was also said that the Ram Mandir is a temple of national consciousness.
national consciousness rhetoric
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
It was said that the Ram Mandir represents the return of India's cultural pride.
cultural pride rhetoric
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
At the time of the inauguration it was said that the Ram Mandir signals the establishment of Ram Rajya in India for the next 1,000 years.
Ram Rajya promise
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The BJP, RSS and VHP together ran a nationwide darshan and celebration campaign across the country for 60 days.
BJP-RSS darshan campaign
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
On the day of the Ram Mandir inauguration, bhajans, kirtans and Ramayana recitations were being held in more than 500,000 temples across India.
temple celebrations
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
The anchor characterizes Yadav's statement as a 'big attack' on the BJP government.
Yadav's attack on BJP
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
The anchor asserts that, in sum, an attempt is being made (by the opposition) to portray the delimitation exercise and the Women's Reservation Bill as anti-constitutional if they are passed.
delimitation and women's reservation
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
The anchor relays Yadav's charge that since the BJP could not achieve its goal through votes, it is breaking away MPs from other parties.
MP defections
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
According to Yadav's allegation reported by the anchor, the BJP wants to change the Constitution and that is why MPs are being made to defect.
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