| 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 into 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 (exceeding the two-thirds threshold of 19), leaving Mamata Banerjee with eight.
TMC Lok Sabha split
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
TMC currently has 80 MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly, of whom 58 are with the rebel faction (more than the two-thirds threshold of 54) and only 22 remain with Mamata Banerjee.
TMC MLA split
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opposition attack |
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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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governance economy |
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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, she lost the Leader of Opposition position in the Assembly, and now there is a full attempt to take her party away from her.
Mamata's serial defeats
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Rebel faction leader and West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee submitted a representation; under his leadership a delegates' meeting in Kolkata on June 22 elected a new TMC president and vice-president and formed a new 30-member national executive the same day.
rebel national executive
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opposition attack |
accurate |
75.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
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.
real TMC claim
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opposition attack |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The rebel faction today met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and briefed him on everything that happened in the last 59 days.
rebel EC meeting
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opposition attack |
accurate |
65.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
After the TMC split into two, the rebel faction today met the Election Commission's full bench for the first time, having earlier obtained permission for a 10-member delegation.
rebel EC meeting
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opposition attack |
accurate |
80.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Mamata Banerjee, who headed the government for 15 years, has completely lost control of the TMC.
TMC leadership crisis
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opposition attack |
accurate |
60.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai's explanation is not convincing anyone because the devotees' trust was wounded on his watch, and those wounds are very deep.
Champat Rai accountability
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Even if Champat Rai steps down as general secretary, he can still remain a member of the trust.
trust membership loophole
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
According to sources, the decision on the two resignations will be made under the trust's bylaws, which require a two-thirds majority to accept a resignation.
trust bylaw procedure
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will meet on 6 July, where it will decide whether to accept the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra.
trust resignation meeting
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The Faizabad Bar Association has filed a written complaint at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi police station seeking an FIR against Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, and Gopal Rao over large-scale theft of cash and valuables from the trust's donation boxes.
FIR demand trust officials
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai is claiming to his associates that Tinnu Yadav betrayed him.
trust infighting
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The ED (Enforcement Directorate) will enter the case over the financial irregularities involved.
ED probe entry
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
According to the police report, a large portion of the stolen money was squandered during the Mahakumbh.
stolen money spending
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Lavkush Mishra inducted his brother-in-law Anukalp into the group of thieves, and the brother-in-law duo together carried out the biggest theft.
family theft network
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The investigation revealed that Lavkush Mishra showed the registry value of a ₹5 lakh plot of land as approximately ₹8,80,000.
registry value inflation
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
On 16 October 2025, Lavkush Mishra bought land worth ₹25 lakh in his wife Supriya's name and began constructing a building on it.
benami land purchase
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Lavkush Mishra was previously a car mechanic and was hired to count the temple offerings on a salary of ₹12,000 to ₹15,000.
accused's background
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Police have already recovered ₹14,25,000 in cash from Lavkush Mishra's house.
cash recovery
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The land is registered in the name of Lavkush Mishra's wife Supriya; the Ayodhya Development Authority has given her one week to prove there is no illegal encroachment, failing which bulldozer action will follow.
bulldozer ultimatum
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crime |
accurate |
83.0% |