Overview
- A rebel group led by Ritabrata Banerjee held a special session in New Town on Monday and elected Arup Roy as chairperson, saying it had formed a 30‑member national working committee and commands about 60–65 MLAs.
- Mamata Banerjee’s loyalists responded by sending their own, revised national working committee list to the Election Commission and issuing show‑cause notices to senior leaders who joined the rebels.
- Both camps have now filed competing claims with the Election Commission, and banks have restricted withdrawals after disputes over authorised signatories left party accounts effectively locked.
- The Election Commission will apply the legal two‑wing test that compares strength in the organisational and legislative wings to decide who, if anyone, gets the registered TMC name and the twin‑flower symbol.
- The outcome will shape who controls candidate selection, local civic contests and party funds, and the next steps to watch are ECI rulings and court hearings that will determine practical control and the fate of locked assets.