If TMC splits, speaker's role key in recognising 'real party'

Trinamool Congress faces a significant crisis with a faction claiming majority MLA support. The West Bengal assembly speaker's role is crucial in identifying the "original party," a decision guided by the Supreme Court's directives on party constitution and leadership structure outside the assembly, not just legislative numbers.

By AMIT ANAND CHOUDHARY

‘Cannot accept Abhishek anymore’: Inside the TMC revolt that may cost Mamata Banerjee her party

By Atri Mitra

Opinion: Opinion | 15 Years In Power, A Month To Collapse: The Wild Unravelling Of Mamata Banerjee

The coming weeks will decide whether the TMC survives as a coherent force or fragments into irrelevance, a fate that would redefine not just Bengal but opposition dynamics across the entire nation.