BJP leader claims TMC could face internal divisions; TMC rejects assertion

PTI, June 02, 2026, Kolkata : A BJP leader's claim that West Bengal's TMC is on the verge of a Maharashtra-style split raises questions about the party's stability and future.

West Bengal minister Tapas Roy on Tuesday claimed that the opposition TMC was heading towards a split similar to the ones witnessed in Maharashtra.

Speaking to reporters outside the Assembly, Roy claimed the TMC had accommodated people with little political background and that internal contradictions were now surfacing.

"There is growing dissatisfaction among many leaders and legislators. The developments indicate that the party is heading towards a split, a situation similar to what happened in Maharashtra," claimed the veteran leader, who switched over to the BJP from the TMC in 2024.

Earlier, senior TMC MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay asserted that the majority of the party legislators would remain with supremo Mamata Banerjee, and the old guards would continue to retain control of the organisation.

He alleged that attempts were being made by the ruling dispensation to engineer defections and de-stabilise the opposition, but maintained that the TMC was united.

Expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, who is believed to be the leader of the rebel camp, claimed that the party has been "hijacked by I-PAC and no longer belongs to Mamata Banerjee".

Banerjee made the comment outside the Assembly, with his visit to the House when it is not in session fuelling further speculation.

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