Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee to meet Lok Sabha Speaker over party split
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee is set to meet the Lok Sabha Speaker to contest a split within his party. He argues that the breakaway faction of 20 MPs should not be recognized as a separate entity.
Why it matters
The outcome of this meeting could set a precedent for how political party splits and legislative recognition are handled in the Indian parliament.
Abhishek Banerjee , national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday (June 19, 2026) regarding the split in the party, after 20 Lok Sabha MPs declared a “merger” with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
The article presents the arguments of the TMC leadership while maintaining a neutral reporting style.
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