West Bengal’s political turmoil deepens within the Trinamool Congress after expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee is recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly. According to reports, Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose recognises Banerjee’s position after he submits a letter backed by rebel TMC MLAs. The Hindu states that Banerjee submits support from 58 breakaway TMC legislators, while other reporting highlights that rebel MLAs have openly rallied behind the claim, intensifying dissent inside the party.
The development has raised questions about Mamata Banerjee’s leadership and the Trinamool Congress’s internal power structure. With legislators already breaking away, analysts and reports describe the move as a further complication for the party’s unity and its ability to contain the rebellion.
Both sources frame the appointment as an unprecedented and significant shift in the state Assembly’s opposition leadership, and they point to the next steps by the Speaker and the TMC as key in determining how the crisis unfolds.
