Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are set to attend an INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8, following the party's significant defeat in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections, where the BJP formed its first government. This meeting, which will also include prominent opposition figures like Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, comes as the TMC faces internal turmoil, including public infighting and the expulsion of two leaders, with one former member, Ritabrata Banerjee, challenging the party's official choice for the Leader of the Opposition. Amidst this crisis, Mamata Banerjee has been advocating for a wider state-level anti-BJP alliance and called for a nationwide campaign against the BJP, hinting at an upcoming announcement of collective action by anti-BJP parties soon.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are set to attend an INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8, following the party's significant defeat in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections, where the BJP formed its first government. This meeting, which will also include prominent opposition figures like Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, comes as the TMC faces internal turmoil, including public infighting and the expulsion of two leaders, with one former member, Ritabrata Banerjee, challenging the party's official choice for the Leader of the Opposition. Amidst this crisis, Mamata Banerjee has been advocating for a wider state-level anti-BJP alliance and called for a nationwide campaign against the BJP, hinting at an upcoming announcement of collective action by anti-BJP parties soon.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are set to attend an INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8, following the party's significant defeat in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections, where the BJP formed its first government. This meeting, which will also include prominent opposition figures like Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, comes as the TMC faces internal turmoil, including public infighting and the expulsion of two leaders, with one former member, Ritabrata Banerjee, challenging the party's official choice for the Leader of the Opposition. Amidst this crisis, Mamata Banerjee has been advocating for a wider state-level anti-BJP alliance and called for a nationwide campaign against the BJP, hinting at an upcoming announcement of collective action by anti-BJP parties soon.

Amid a mounting crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), party chief Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee are expected to attend a meeting of the INDIA bloc in Delhi on June 8.

The meeting comes in the wake of the recently concluded Assembly elections in four states and one Union territory held in April–May. The TMC suffered a shocking defeat in West Bengal, where it had ruled for a decade and a half, as the BJP formed its first government in the state.

Other expected attendees include Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. However, the DMK, a key constituent of the bloc, is unlikely to participate after the Congress severed ties with the party and aligned with the TVK.

Since the election results, Banerjee has been advocating for a broader anti-BJP alliance at the state level, though her calls have not been embraced by either the Congress or the CPI(M). On Tuesday, during a protest in Kolkata against the alleged attack on TMC workers, Banerjee called for a nationwide campaign against the BJP.

“Very soon, all anti-BJP parties will meet in Delhi. Wait for a few days and we will announce our country-wide course of action,” she said.

Her likely attendance at the opposition meet is significant, as the TMC grapples with an existential crisis following the electoral debacle. Infighting and factionalism have become public, resulting in the expulsion of two leaders—Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha—from the party.

The crisis deepened this week when Ritabrata claimed the position of Leader of the Opposition, asserting the support of 59 MLAs, even as the party officially endorsed Sobhondeb Chattopadhyay, a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, for the post.

The TMC currently holds 80 MLAs in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly.