Trinamool facing a split on the lines of Maharashtra: BJP leader Tapas Roy

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West Bengal Assembly Minister Tapas Roy. File. | Photo Credit: PTI

Trinamool Congress is headed for a split West Bengal Minister and senior Bharatiya Janta Party leader Tapas Roy said on Tuesday (June 2, 2026). This comes amidst speculation that several MLAs are joining two expelled MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha in parting ways with the TMC.

“Trinamool Congress is crumbling into pieces. The situation is like Maharashtra; 50 TMC MLAs have gone to the speaker along with Ritabrata Banerjee,” Mr. Roy posted on his social media platforms.

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After this post in the morning, Ritabrata Banerjee entered the Assembly and Tapas Roy followed.

Outside the Assembly, Mr. Roy said that the TMC is in a dire state and that the party is now split into two and that the leaders are now defying and denying both Ms. Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee. “This was inevitable... I am very happy that this has happened... TMC will cease to exist,” Mr. Roy added.

On June 1, there was speculation that Ritabrata Banerjee met with the 50 TMC MLAs. However, Ritabrata Banerjee did not confirm what they discussed.

“Mamata Banerjee is a tall leader. I may be expelled from the party, but I have not lost respect for her. She is still my leader,” Mr. Ritabrata Banerjee said while heading to the Assembly on Tuesday.

He said that the party that was established by Mamata Banerjee has been lost to the corporatised version of the TMC that came into being through Abhishek Banerjee’s leadership. He added that he does not approve of what the party has become under the general secretary.

This comes after the two expelled MLAs claimed that many signatures were forged on a letter that was submitted to the Assembly by the TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, naming their selection for Leader of Opposition.

The two MLAs from Entally and Uluberia Purba had submitted a letter to the Assembly Speaker to complain about the allege