TMC's Bengal chief Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns in fresh blow to party amid rebellion

In yet another setback for the Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress, the party's Bengal State president, Chandrima Bhattacharya, stepped down from her position on Saturday (July 4, 2026), barely a month after she was entrusted with the crucial organisational responsibility in the aftermath of the party's Assembly election debacle.

In a letter addressed to the Trinamool Congress chairperson, Ms. Bhattacharya also resigned from all other posts she held in the party, triggering speculations on whether she had severed her ties with the party for all practical purposes.

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