The internal fault lines within the All India Trinamool Congress broke wide open on Sunday, May 24, 2026, as senior leader and four-time Lok Sabha MP Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned as the president of the party’s Barasat organizational district unit. Taking absolute “moral responsibility” for the TMC’s crushing defeat in the North 24 Parganas stronghold—where the surging BJP flipped five out of seven assembly segments—Dastidar sent her resignation to state party president Subrata Bakshi. The high-profile exit from the district leadership comes just days after she was stripped of her Chief Whip position in the Lok Sabha. In an explosive critique of the party’s current trajectory, the veteran Mamata Banerjee loyalist openly slammed the unchecked influence of political consultancy firm I-PAC, warned against the creeping “criminalization” within party ranks, and urged the leadership to immediately abandon corporate blueprints in favor of traditional, grassroots street mobilization.

Fresh off a historic electoral conquest, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari made his first triumphant visit to Nandigram on Sunday, urging his support base to replicate the staggering “Falta Model” in the upcoming assembly by-election. The political landscape of South 24 Parganas was thoroughly reshaped over the weekend as BJP advocate Debangshu Panda swept the Falta repoll by a record 1,09,021 votes, pushing the party’s legislative strength to 208. The result dealt a crushing blow to the opposition, with Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir “Pushpa” Khan dramatically opting out 48 hours prior to the vote, causing the TMC to finish a distant fourth and lose its electoral deposit in a former stronghold for the first time since 2011. While Mamata Banerjee took to Facebook to allege counting manipulation and Central Force intimidation, Adhikari dismissed the complaints as a “mafia company exposed,” reassuring Nandigram residents that his connection to his political home remains unshakeable despite vacating the seat to retain Bhabanipur.

Breaking her silence after a historic political transition in the state, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee held an explosive Facebook Live address on Sunday, May 24, 2026, announcing that the opposition INDIA bloc will likely convene in early June to plot a prolonged counter-strategy against the BJP. Refusing to concede the legitimacy of the recent mandate, Banerjee leveled severe allegations against the poll machinery, claiming the election outcome was altered in nearly 150 seats through systematic “data hacking” at counting centers and the illicit deletion of 60 lakh voter names. The former Chief Minister stated the TMC would aggressively pursue legal remedies while decrying the “bulldozer politics” and alleged state-sponsored intimidation of grassroots workers by the new administration. Striking back, BJP leader Keya Ghosh heavily criticized Banerjee’s remarks, terming them a complete disregard for the Constitution and an inability to face democratic defeat, questioning why the TMC considered election machinery flawless only when winning past mandates in 2011, 2016, and 2021.

A satirical online movement called the “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP) has rapidly become one of India’s biggest viral political trends, drawing millions of young followers across social media platforms. The movement began after controversial remarks allegedly comparing unemployed youth to “cockroaches” during a Supreme Court hearing triggered widespread outrage online.

Senior leaders of the Congress triggered political speculation in Uttar Pradesh after a group of party leaders made an unannounced visit to the residence of BahujanSamaj Party chief Mayawati in Lucknow. However, the leaders were reportedly denied entry by security personnel as no prior appointment had been scheduled.

Political strategist-turned-politician [Prashant Kishor]met with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief [Sunetra Pawar] and Rajya Sabha MP [Parth Pawar] on Monday morning in Mumbai during a high-stakes, two-hour deliberation aimed at exploring structural strategies to revive and strengthen the party’s regional footprint.