Overview
- A sizable break in the Trinamool Congress became public on Sunday when reports said roughly 58 of 80 West Bengal MLAs have aligned with rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee and been recognised as a separate legislative group.
- TMC leadership has responded by dissolving all organisational committees and ordering a review of the party structure, an internal reset the party describes as necessary after its election setback.
- Multiple media reports say as many as 20 TMC MPs met Suvendu Adhikari in Delhi and discussed forming a separate faction, a move that sources say could lead to defections though those accounts remain unconfirmed.
- State actions on migration and electoral rolls are intensifying pressure on parties: West Bengal’s chief minister announced thousands of deportations and the Election Commission has instructed Booth Level Officers to flag suspected foreign nationals during the ongoing voter‑list revision.
- Separate high‑profile criminal probes continue to shape the security scene with recent Delhi arrests in the DU professor murder and an active SIT investigation and raids in Patna linked to the ‘Khan Sir’ coaching controversy.