{"id":182572,"date":"2026-06-19T06:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182572"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:21:37","slug":"tmc-split-news-live-team-mamata-in-parliament-for-key-meet-with-lok-sabha-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=182572","title":{"rendered":"TMC split news LIVE: Team Mamata in Parliament for key meet with Lok Sabha Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Updated on: Jun 19, 2026 5:37:07 PM IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"storyLeadImg\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width:767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/06\/19\/400x225\/TMC_SPLIT_ABHISHEK_BANERJEE_LOK_SABHA_1781868925367_1781868931192_40e761bc-c481-4310-8945-2030ae8c6f99.jpg\" alt=\"TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.\" title=\"TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/06\/19\/550x309\/TMC_SPLIT_ABHISHEK_BANERJEE_LOK_SABHA_1781868925367_1781868931192_40e761bc-c481-4310-8945-2030ae8c6f99.jpg\" alt=\"TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.\" title=\"TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" style=\"contain:layout\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture>TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 pageIntro\"><span class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99\"><strong>TMC split news LIVE: <\/strong>Speculation of split and rebellion by lawmakers has gripped three major opposition parties \u2014 the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and the Samajwadi Party (SP) \u2014 with allegations being made against the Bharatiya Janata Party and the alliance led by it, NDA, of orchestrating the uprising of sorts by MPs and MLAs.<\/span><noscript class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99\"><span class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99\"><\/p>\n<p>In the latest developments in the rebellion drama, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee&#8217;s nephew and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee arrived in for Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his yet-to-be-taken decision on the move by 20 rebel TMC MPs to merge with a small Tripura-based party NCPI, which is part of the NDA. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Opposition parties&#8217; rebellion drama | Key points<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>1 &#8211; TMC MPs&#8217; rebellion: <\/strong>Formal approval for the merger of the rebel TMC faction, comprising 20 MPs and led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is pending with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as he earlier this week decided to hear the TMC leadership before taking a final call. The Lok Sabha Secretariat wrote to Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC&#8217;s floor leader in the Lok Sabha, on Monday regarding a meeting after he appealed to the Speaker not to recognise any faction of the party. Abhishek Banerjee was slated to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday evening to present his case on the split. Banerjee was to meet Birla at 5 pm in the Speaker&#8217;s Parliament Chamber. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2 &#8211; How TMC crisis began: <\/strong>In West Bengal, Mamata has faced a series of setbacks since the party&#8217;s crushing defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The rebellion by MPs began earlier this month, a week after MLA Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the post of Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly with the backing of 58 lawmakers. The team of MPs that features several TMC heavyweights like Saayoni Ghosh, Yusuf Pathan, Rachna Banerjee etc., apart from Kakoli Ghosh wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker later proposing merger with the NCPI. If the merger goes through, the NDA&#8217;s strength in the Lok Sabha will rise from 294 to 314 seats, still 46 short of the two-thirds majority mark. In the Rajya Sabha, the ruling alliance could reach 155 seats, just eight short of the two-thirds threshold. <\/p>\n<p><strong>3 &#8211; Shiv Sena-UBT rebellion in Maharashtra: <\/strong>Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, \u2018Operation Tiger\u2019 has been gaining momentum. Operation Tiger is the name given to the Shiv Sena\u2019s attempts to poach Sena (UBT) elected representatives. It gained steam on Tuesday evening, two days after only four of the nine Sena (UBT) MPs attended a meeting called by Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai. Leaders of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said six MPs from the rival Sena (UBT) are likely to form a separate group and are expected to submit a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. They will then merge with the Sena\u2019s Lok Sabha unit, an HT report quoted Sena insiders as saying. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4 &#8211; Who are the 6 Sena-UBT rebels: <\/strong>The above-mentioned insiders also said three Sena (UBT) MPs \u2013 Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Deshmukh and Bhausaheb Wakchaure \u2013 arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and did not respond to phone calls from party leaders. The six MPs who are likely to form a breakaway group are: Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani), Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi), Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal), Nagesh Patil Ashtikar (Hingoli), Omraje Nimbalkar (Dharashiv), Sanjay Patil (Mumbai North East). However, this could not be independently verified. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5: Samajwadi Party split rumours: <\/strong>Split speculation are also haunting the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party after internal turmoil TMC and Shiv Sena-UBT. The rumours were triggered by UP minister OP Rajbhar&#8217;s claim on Wednesday that the \u201centire SP is sitting to join the BJP\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/noscript><span id=\"seemoreWords\" class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 moreWordsButton \">&#8230;Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"fullIntroContent\" class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 moreWordsHide\">\n<p>In the latest developments in the rebellion drama, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee&#8217;s nephew and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee arrived in for Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his yet-to-be-taken decision on the move by 20 rebel TMC MPs to merge with a small Tripura-based party NCPI, which is part of the NDA. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Opposition parties&#8217; rebellion drama | Key points<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>1 &#8211; TMC MPs&#8217; rebellion: <\/strong>Formal approval for the merger of the rebel TMC faction, comprising 20 MPs and led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is pending with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as he earlier this week decided to hear the TMC leadership before taking a final call. The Lok Sabha Secretariat wrote to Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC&#8217;s floor leader in the Lok Sabha, on Monday regarding a meeting after he appealed to the Speaker not to recognise any faction of the party. Abhishek Banerjee was slated to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday evening to present his case on the split. Banerjee was to meet Birla at 5 pm in the Speaker&#8217;s Parliament Chamber. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2 &#8211; How TMC crisis began: <\/strong>In West Bengal, Mamata has faced a series of setbacks since the party&#8217;s crushing defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The rebellion by MPs began earlier this month, a week after MLA Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the post of Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly with the backing of 58 lawmakers. The team of MPs that features several TMC heavyweights like Saayoni Ghosh, Yusuf Pathan, Rachna Banerjee etc., apart from Kakoli Ghosh wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker later proposing merger with the NCPI. If the merger goes through, the NDA&#8217;s strength in the Lok Sabha will rise from 294 to 314 seats, still 46 short of the two-thirds majority mark. In the Rajya Sabha, the ruling alliance could reach 155 seats, just eight short of the two-thirds threshold. <\/p>\n<p><strong>3 &#8211; Shiv Sena-UBT rebellion in Maharashtra: <\/strong>Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, \u2018Operation Tiger\u2019 has been gaining momentum. Operation Tiger is the name given to the Shiv Sena\u2019s attempts to poach Sena (UBT) elected representatives. It gained steam on Tuesday evening, two days after only four of the nine Sena (UBT) MPs attended a meeting called by Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai. Leaders of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said six MPs from the rival Sena (UBT) are likely to form a separate group and are expected to submit a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. They will then merge with the Sena\u2019s Lok Sabha unit, an HT report quoted Sena insiders as saying. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4 &#8211; Who are the 6 Sena-UBT rebels: <\/strong>The above-mentioned insiders also said three Sena (UBT) MPs \u2013 Sanjay Jadhav, Sanjay Deshmukh and Bhausaheb Wakchaure \u2013 arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and did not respond to phone calls from party leaders. The six MPs who are likely to form a breakaway group are: Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani), Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi), Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal), Nagesh Patil Ashtikar (Hingoli), Omraje Nimbalkar (Dharashiv), Sanjay Patil (Mumbai North East). However, this could not be independently verified. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5: Samajwadi Party split rumours: <\/strong>Split speculation are also haunting the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party after internal turmoil TMC and Shiv Sena-UBT. The rumours were triggered by UP minister OP Rajbhar&#8217;s claim on Wednesday that the \u201centire SP is sitting to join the BJP\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlogs\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 pinBy\">\n<p>Follow all the updates here:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 5:37:07 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC split news LIVE: \u2018Resign first if you want to join NDA\u2019, says Kunal Ghosh on TMC rebel MPs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC split news LIVE: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh on Friday lashed out at rebel party MPs, demanding that those planning to shift allegiance to the NDA should resign as MPs from Parliament first amid the internal crisis in the party deepened over a factional split and merger move.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, &#8220;We have nothing to say about the party&#8217;s funds because this fund department has nothing to do with us. Those people who won in 2024 were anti-BJP voters. But after the MLA election, they have no connection with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that the rebel MPs attempting to align with the NDA should resign from the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the election, they are saying that we will go to the NDA and become friends of the BJP. Those people should resign from the Rajya Sabha, and then they should resign in the Lok Sabha,&#8221; Ghosh said.<\/p>\n<p><i>via ANI<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 5:33:12 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC split news LIVE: Abhishek, Kalyan Banerjee among TMC MPs reach Parliament<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC split news LIVE: TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, along with party MPs Derek O&#8217;Brien, Mahua Moitra, Sagarika Ghose, Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, reach Parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 5:26:38 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC split news LIVE: \u2018Will convey our position to Speaker\u2019, says Saugata Roy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC split news LIVE: TMC MP Saugata Roy said, &#8220;We will convey our position to the Speaker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the point of contention, Roy said, &#8220;No group of people that has separated from the main party (TMC) should be recognised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 4:57:33 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC split news LIVE: Team Mamata in Parliament for big meet with LS Speaker<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC split news LIVE: Accompanying TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, party MPs arrive at the Parliament to meet Lok Sabha Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar&#8217;s complaint against him, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says, &#8220;We are not here for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Party MP Mahua Moitra said, &#8220;Kalyan da is not facing such bad days that he needs to now speak against Kakoli di.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Via ANI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 4:45:48 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC split news LIVE: Kalyan Banerjee reaches Abhishek&#8217;s residence in Delhi<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee was seen reaching the residence of TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Banerjee is reportedly set to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sortly to keep the Mamata Banerjee faction&#8217;s side in the matter relating to the proposal of merger with NCPI by the group of 20 TMC rebel MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Lok Sabha Speaker is likely to take a call on the merger proposal after the meeting with Abhishek Banerjee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 4:37:22 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC news LIVE: Mahua Moitra at Abhishek Banerjee&#8217;s Delhi residence<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC news LIVE: TMC leader Mahua Moitra was seen arriving at party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee&#8217;s residence in Delhi ahead of his meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Banerjee is reportedly meeting Om Birla to keep the Mamata faction&#8217;s side in the matter relating to the proposal of merger with NCPI by the group of 20 TMC rebel MPs. Lok Sabha Speaker is likely to take a call on the merger proposal after the meeting with Abhishek Banerjee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 4:01:37 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC rebellion LIVE: Abhishek Banerjee reaches Delhi residence, to head for meet with LS Speaker shortly<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC rebellion LIVE: TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee arrives at his residence in Delhi ahead of meeting. Party MPs Derek O&#8217;Brien and Saugata Roy are also with him.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Delhi at 5 pm over 20 rebel TMC MPs declaring their merger with Tripura-based NDA outfit, Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 3:56:51 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC crisis LIVE: Expect Lok Sabha Speaker to recognise original TMC, not breakaway group, says Saugata<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC crisis LIVE: On TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee writing to the Lok Sabha Speaker, TMC leader Saugata Roy said, \u201cAbhishek Banerjee submitted a letter to the Speaker requesting that the AITC be given an opportunity to present its case before any decision is taken on the matter. A group claiming to represent the TMC is trying to conceal the facts.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Accordingly, the Speaker has scheduled a meeting at 5 PM in his office, which Abhishek Banerjee will attend. I will also accompany him to the meeting&#8230; Our expectation is that the Speaker will recognise the original and legitimate TMC and not accord recognition to any breakaway group,&#8221; he said, speaking to PTI news agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 3:37:17 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion news LIVE: SC dismisses writ plea against defections as \u2018wild, casual\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rebellion news LIVE: Supreme Court on Froday heard a writ petition seeking directions to prevent party leaders from switching over to other political parties<\/p>\n<p>Adv CR Jaya Sukin, appearing for the petitioner, said that in this country, party leaders are either indulging in corruption by giving bribes, or threatening that family members will be hurt if they don&#8217;t join the party, according to Bar and Bench.<\/p>\n<p>CJI Surya Kant replied to the advocate and asked which ruling party he was referring to. In your state, parties keep changing<\/p>\n<p>Sukin said, \u201cOne state in East India and one in Middle India, party leaders are joining other parties.. speaker must be investigate the resignation leaders. Speakers call media..they take it and accept the letter and within minutes they join another party. This is destroying democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou asked for one minute we gave you seven minutes. Dismissed. Plea is based on vague, wild and casual allegations without any reliable material on record. We see no ground to interfere,\u201d Bar and Bench quoted the CJI as saying in response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 3:22:14 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC crisis LIVE: Abhishek Banerjee lands in Delhi for key meet with Lok Sabha Speaker<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC crisis LIVE: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has arrived in Delhi for his meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker. Party MP Derek O&#8217;Brien is also with him.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Delhi today over 20 rebel TMC MPs declaring their merger with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). The merger move is pending approval of Lok Sabha Speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 3:03:09 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC crisis LIVE: Eggs hurled at party leader Bhola Singh<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC crisis LIVE: Eggs were thrown at TMC leader Bhola Singh as he appeared in a court in West Bengal&#8217;s Asansol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 3:01:18 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion crisis LIVE: Aaditya Thackeray calls Shiv Sena-UBT rebels shameless<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rebellion crisis LIVE: Aaditya Thackeray on Friday called rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs shameless, ungrateful, and corrupt individuals who betrayed those that helped them win in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>You have shamelessly sold yourselves, staking your reputation and family names: Aaditya Thackeray said.<\/p>\n<p>(Via PTI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 2:41:45 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">TMC crisis LIVE: Fresh jolt to TMC as another Mamata aide resigns from party posts<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TMC crisis LIVE: Former West Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick on Friday announced that he has resigned from all posts in the TMC, citing poor health.<\/p>\n<p>Mallick, a longtime associate of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, said he had already communicated his decision to the party leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have resigned from all the posts in the TMC because of my extremely poor health condition,&#8221; he said, according to a PTI news agency report.<\/p>\n<p>He is the latest to step down from party posts  or to resign as an MP after Kakoli Ghosh, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik and few others.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes just days after the TMC carried out a major organisational reshuffle and inducted Mallick into its reconstituted working committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 2:33:23 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion drama LIVE updates: Allegations on NDA lack substance, says Ramdas Athawale, cites his party as example<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rebellion drama LIVE updates: On allegations of NDA trying to destroy smaller regional parties, Union minister Ramdas Athawale said the blamed lack substance, citing the example of his party &#8211; Republican Party Of India (A).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe this allegation lacks substance. My party is a small party, but despite that, after joining the NDA, my party has reached 28 states and 8 union territories, and is even recognised in Nagaland and Manipur&#8230; So, there is no substance in this allegation,\u201d Athawale said, speaking to ANI news agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 2:11:53 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Shiv Sena-UBT rebellion news LIVE: How signs of split in Uddhav Thackeray-led party surfaced<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Shiv Sena-UBT rebellion news LIVE: If speculation are true, Uddhav Thackeray is currently battling \u2018Operation Tiger\u2019, the alleged attempts by ex-aide Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena\u2019s bid to poach elected representatives from the rival camp, which is believed to have been in play ever since Shinde split the Sena and joined forces with the ruling BJP in Maharashtra in 2022. The latest push, the second major division for Thackeray, moved with unusual speed, catching the Sena (UBT) leadership off-guard.<\/p>\n<p>The first sign that the operation was underway were visible four days ago, when some Sena (UBT) MPs failed to personally attend a meeting called by Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai. Then, on Tuesday, the rebel MPs severed communication with party leaders. It reached a critcal stage when the six dissident MPs defied the party\u2019s whip calling a meeting of the Sena (UBT)\u2019s parliamentary party in Delhi on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The six MPs reportedly are &#8211; Sanjay Jadhav (Parbhani), Bhausaheb Wakchaure (Shirdi), Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal-Washim), Nagesh Patil Ashtikar (Hingoli), Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai North-East) and Omraje Nimbalkar (Dharashiv). Read more <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/feared-sena-ubt-could-merge-with-cong-rebel-mps-in-letter-to-om-birla-101781810970739.html\" data-vars-page-type=\"liveblog\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"here\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 2:02:56 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion crisis LIVE: TMC&#8217;s Abhishek Banerjee likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker at 5 pm<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday evening to present his case on the split in the party and oppose the recognition of a rebel faction, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources cited in a PTI news agency report, Banerjee will meet Birla at 5 pm in the Speaker&#8217;s Parliament Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes after Birla invited the TMC Lok Sabha leader to present his views on the issue before a decision was made on a demand by 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs to recognise them as a separate group following their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.<\/p>\n<p>On June 10, Banerjee wrote to the Speaker, urging him not to accord any recognition, status or facility to any group claiming to be a separate faction of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), contending that the Constitution and the anti-defection law do not permit the formation of a separate group within an existing political party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 2:00:41 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion news LIVE: How the TMC rebellion crisis unfolded<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rebellion news LIVE: Formal approval for the merger of the rebel TMC faction, comprising 20 MPs and led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is pending with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as he earlier this week decided to hear the TMC leadership before taking a final call. The Lok Sabha Secretariat wrote to Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC&#8217;s floor leader in the Lok Sabha, on Monday regarding a meeting after he appealed to the Speaker not to recognise any faction of the party. <\/p>\n<p>Abhishek Banerjee was slated to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday evening to present his case on the split. According to sources cited in reports, Banerjee was to meet Birla at 5 pm in the Speaker&#8217;s Parliament Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>How TMC crisis began<\/p>\n<p>In West Bengal, Mamata has faced a series of setbacks since the party&#8217;s crushing defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The rebellion by MPs began earlier this month, a week after MLA Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the post of Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly with the backing of 58 lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>The team of MPs, that features several TMC heavyweights like Saayoni Ghosh, Yusuf Pathan, Rachna Banerjee etc., apart from Kakoli Ghosh, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker later proposing merger with the NCPI. If the merger goes through, the NDA&#8217;s strength in the Lok Sabha will rise from 294 to 314 seats, still 46 short of the two-thirds majority mark. In the Rajya Sabha, the ruling alliance could reach 155 seats, just eight short of the two-thirds threshold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3e0257124da4db99 htLiveBlog\">\n<p>Jun 19, 2026 1:48:04 PM<!-- --> IST<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogTitle liveBlogHdg\">\n<h2 class=\"hdg_2\">Rebellion crisis LIVE: Abhishek Banerjee heads to Delhi for key meet with LS Speaker over TMC rebels&#8217; merger<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rebellion crisis LIVE: Speculation of split and rebellion by lawmakers has gripped three major opposition parties \u2014 the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and the Samajwadi Party (SP) \u2014 with allegations being made against the Bharatiya Janata Party and the alliance led by it, NDA, of orchestrating the uprising of sorts by MPs and MLAs.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest developments in the rebellion drama, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee&#8217;s nephew and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee left for Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over his yet-to-be-taken decision on the move by 20 rebel TMC MPs to merge with a small Tripura-based party NCPI, which is part of the NDA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/rebellion-crisis-live-updates-tmc-rebel-mps-shiv-sena-ubt-samajwadi-party-split-sp-abhishek-banerjee-lok-sabha-news-101781856440172.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated on: Jun 19, 2026 5:37:07 PM IST TMC split news LIVE: TMC MPs Mahua Moitra, Abhishek Banerjee in Parliament for meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TMC_SPLIT_ABHISHEK_BANERJEE_LOK_SABHA_1781868925367_1781868931192_40e761bc-c481-4310-8945-2030ae8c6f.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179289,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179289","url_meta":{"origin":182572,"position":0},"title":"TMC crisis LIVE: Will not leave Mamata in difficult time, says Shatrughan Sinha as party leaders abandon her | India News &#8211; 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