Chandrima Bhattacharya, Trinamool Congress’s Bengal state president, resigns from her position and all other posts in the party, according to multiple reports. She submits a letter to the TMC chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, stepping down from the state president role and withdrawing from other responsibilities she held within the party. Sources also report that she withdraws as an authorised signatory for TMC accounts maintained in various banks and as Mamata Banerjee’s authorised representative before the Election Commission of India.
Bhattacharya’s resignation follows the party’s restructuring after its assembly election defeat against the BJP. She was appointed state president after the restructuring and replaced Subrata Bakshi in a meeting at Kalighat on June 3, 2025. Several outlets describe the wider context as an internal crisis within the TMC, including factional tensions and leadership disputes following the electoral setback.
While some reports cite claims by BJP leaders that the TMC is effectively weakened, Bhattacharya’s stated reason, as reported by one outlet, is a loss of confidence linked to accusations made by Mamata Banerjee regarding control of TMC Bhavan during internal developments.
