TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigns from all party posts amid internal discontent

Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all organisational posts of the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, days after publicly airing her disappointment with the party leadership. The move came a day after she attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting in Kalyani despite her party allegedly instructing her not to participate in it. Dastidar was the national president of the TMC's women's wing and was associated with the party's "Banga Janani" programme. She, however, continues as the MP of the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In a letter addressed to TMC state president Subrata Bakshi, the four-term Barasat MP resigned from all organisational responsibilities in the party, sources said. They said that she has informed the party that she could no longer continue with these responsibilities. The development is likely to deepen speculation over the evolving equations within the TMC, following its electoral setback and a string of pub

Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has resigned from all party posts, including her district president role, citing moral responsibility for electoral defeats. Her move follows internal discussions about the party's setbacks and includes veiled criticism of political consultancy firm I-PAC's influence. A veteran leader, Dastidar's departure signals growing internal dissent within the TMC.