Resignation follows standoff over Trinamool Bhavan
In another setback for embattled Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, the party’s West Bengal president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts on Saturday.
Bhattacharya was appointed state president following the party’s Assembly election defeat, replacing Subrata Bakshi after Mamata Banerjee dissolved all party committees and restructured the organisation on June 3, in the aftermath of the electoral setback against the BJP.
“I hereby tender my resignation,” Bhattacharya writes
In her resignation letter, Bhattacharya wrote: “I hereby tender my resignation from the post of State President of All India Trinamool Congress, which was conferred on me in the meeting at Kalighat on 03.06.2025. I also hereby resign from all other posts which I hold at present.” She added that she was withdrawing herself as authorised signatory of the party’s bank accounts and as its authorised representative before the Election Commission of India, while noting she would “always have the highest regard” for Mamata Banerjee.
Hours after tendering her resignation, Bhattacharya held a meeting with leaders of Trinamool’s rebel faction. Responding to the development, Mamata Banerjee camp MLA Kunal Ghosh questioned why Bhattacharya had not resigned “when she enjoyed plum portfolios given by Mamata Banerjee during her government.” Bhattacharya, a former West Bengal minister, was long considered one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest aides.
Resignation follows standoff over Trinamool Bhavan
Bhattacharya’s resignation came a day after high drama at the Trinamool office in Kolkata, where rival factions clashed for control of the building. A rebel faction seized control of the party’s metropolitan headquarters, Trinamool Bhavan, on Friday, changing the locks, installing a signboard naming Arup Roy as party chairman, and staking claim to being the “Real TMC” before the Election Commission. In response, leaders loyal to Mamata Banerjee rushed to the building and filed police complaints against the takeover, leading to a heavy deployment of CRPF and Kolkata Police personnel around the premises.
Party facing rebellion since Assembly poll debacle
The Trinamool Congress has been grappling with an existential crisis following a rebellion within its ranks since the Assembly election defeat. A majority of its 80 MLAs have broken away to form a separate group led by Ritabrata Banerjee, while 20 of the party’s MPs have also revolted, declaring support for the NDA after merging with a little-known party, NCPI.
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