| 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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| 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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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
On June 29, the court directed TMC to serve formal notice to the bank and the police regarding the police action.
court proceedings
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
This 440 crore became a '440-volt shock' for the TMC (rhetorical characterization of the freeze's impact on the party).
TMC fund dispute
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The frozen TMC bank accounts contained 440 crore rupees.
frozen funds amount
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The very next day, on June 20, police froze all three of TMC's bank accounts on the basis of the complaint.
TMC account freeze
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Last month, on June 19, TMC's rebel faction filed a complaint at a police station demanding an investigation into the source of funds deposited in TMC's party accounts.
TMC fund dispute
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
If the full story of political horse-trading scandals comes out, it will implicate many powerful people and shock everyone; the anchor claims he knows explosive details he could reveal.
horse-trading secrets
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
Rhetorical accusation that the sting operation was stopped to shield someone, questioning whom it was meant to protect and how that saved the Constitution.
sting operation suppression
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
A so-called journalist stopped the sting operation (on the cash-for-votes scandal) at that time; the anchor asks which 'godi media' that was and which Constitution was being protected.
sting operation suppression
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
Amar Singh went to jail over the cash-for-votes affair, and in an interview with the anchor he said he did everything to save the Congress government and was rewarded by being put in jail.
cash-for-votes 2008
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
Suitcases full of currency notes were brought inside Parliament (reference to the 2008 cash-for-votes episode, attributed by the anchor to 'Lal Advani').
cash-for-votes 2008
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
Whichever party gets the opportunity has always exploited it; this has always been the arithmetic of politics.
political horse-trading
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
The BJP summoned its state president B.Y. Vijayendra over the cross-voting episode in Karnataka.
BJP internal accountability
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| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
In the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, cross-voting occurred: BJP MLAs voted for the Congress candidate/MP.
Karnataka cross-voting
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accurate |
85.0% |
| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
During Ashok Gehlot's government, six BSP MLAs were broken away and absorbed; Mayawati said her entire party unit was merged (into Congress).
BSP MLAs Rajasthan
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90.0% |
| Amish Devgan |
2026-07-02 |
The PV Narasimha Rao–JMM bribery scandal took place, and PV Narasimha Rao had to appear in court over it; it was a very big matter.
JMM bribery scandal
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accurate |
92.0% |