Overview
- The Ritabrata Banerjee-led breakaway group announced new state and district committees after a two-day meeting, naming Arup Roy chair and appointing Anubrata Mondal as Birbhum district president in announcements made on July 11 and July 12.
- The rebel camp says it has the support of a clear majority of TMC MLAs — reported figures around 60–65 of 80 — and intends to submit its committee lists to the Election Commission to claim the party’s official status.
- Rebels cite an interim Alipore court order that they say restrains rival actors from using party offices, records, funds or the name while the Mamata Banerjee camp says the order was ex parte and stresses that the Election Commission’s final recognition is still pending.
- Reports say multiple TMC bank accounts face debit restrictions and the Enforcement Directorate is examining transactions in some accounts, a development that the rebel camp highlights as creating immediate funding pressure on the Mamata-led organisation.
- Control of party offices, access to funds and the election symbol will shape on-the-ground mobilisation for events such as the July 21 Martyrs Day programme and will affect workers’ pay and campaign logistics while legal and EC processes play out.