New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- In a fresh flashpoint within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior MP Kalyan Banerjee has resigned as the party's Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, citing internal discord and taking pointed aim at fellow MP Mahua Moitra for alleged personal attacks. Bengal Barasat MP, Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has now been appointed to the role, while actor-turned-politician Satabdi Roy has been named Deputy Leader of the TMC in the Lok Sabha.

The developments have once again brought to light widening cracks in the party's parliamentary leadership, even as the TMC attempts to consolidate ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls.

On Monday, Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee submitted his resignation as party chief whip in Lok Sabha to TMC ...