Dissident TMC faction to approach LS Speaker, seek recognition as 'real TMC'

Business To Business, New Delhi, 12^th June, 2026:   A group of dissident MPs from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) plans to meet Om Birla on Monday to seek recognition as the "real TMC" in Parliament.
The announcement was made by Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, one of the leaders of the rebel faction and among the MPs who have expressed support for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha.
Basunia claimed that the dissident camp currently has the backing of 19 Lok Sabha MPs.
According to him, the group has already prepared its claim and will formally present it to the Speaker.
"On Monday, we will go to the Speaker, and we have made a claim regarding forming the real TMC vote group. We will ask the Speaker to give recognition to our claim," Basunia said.
The move comes amid a deepening crisis within the TMC, which has recently witnessed:

• Resignations of several MPs from the party.
• Public disagreements among senior leaders.
• Growing factional tensions.
• Challenges to the leadership structure of the party.

• The numerical strength of the dissident faction.
• Whether the group qualifies under applicable parliamentary procedures.
• Any implications under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law).