- By Surarika Das
- Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:31 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
- Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all posts on Saturday.
- Bhattacharya's resignation adds another name to the list of exoduses from the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC party.
- The TMC crisis further deepened as the party faced a collapse in its internal solidarity.
TMC Exodus: Mamata Banerjee suffered another setback as state president; Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all posts on Saturday. The development comes at a time when the TMC is going through a major political crisis after its crushing defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
In the resignation letter to Mamata, Bhattacharya stated that she had stepped down from all organisational responsibility, including her role as the party's signing authority.
Bhattacharya's resignation adds another name to the list of exoduses from the Mamata-led TMC party. Earlier, prominent leaders such as Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (Rajya Sabha member), Sushmita Dev (Rajya Sabha member), Prakash Chik Baraik (Rajya Sabha member), and Ritabrata Banerjee had also submitted their resignations to the former Chief Minister, who headed the state for the last 15 years.
Chandrima Bhattacharya (71) suffered defeat in the Dum Dum Uttar Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas, where she secured 76,880 votes but lost to the BJP's Sourav Sikdar by 26,404 votes.
Rebel Faction Seizes Headquarters
The TMC crisis further deepened as the party faced a collapse in its internal solidarity. The conflict consequently led to a faction which claimed itself to be "Ashol/Real TMC".
The faction is headed by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee. The faction claims the backing of nearly 65 of the party's 80 MLAs and asserts control over a large number of municipal councillors. The rebel camp held a special organisational session, appointed MLA Arup Roy as their chairperson, and installed Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the opposition in the assembly. On July 3, the faction seized control of the party's operational headquarters off the EM Bypass in Kolkata.
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The dissidents changed the locks, installed a signboard designating Arup Roy as party chairman, and laid claim to being the "Real TMC" before the Election Commission.