TMC Faces Leadership Crisis as Mallick and Mitra Depart

The Trinamool Congress is grappling with a sudden exodus of high-profile members, as actress-turned-politician Koel Mallick resigned from her Rajya Sabha seat just months into her tenure, following a private meeting with Chairman CP Radhakrishnan to finalize her departure from the upper house of Parliament.

Editorial·July 16, 2026·reads: 492

TMC Faces Leadership Crisis as Mallick and Mitra Depart

This exit compounds the instability within Mamata Banerjee’s party, which lost senior leader Madan Mitra only 24 hours earlier. Mitra, the representative for the Kamarhati constituency, has publicly defected to a rebel faction led by Ritabrata. His departure stems from deep-seated friction regarding the party's internal trajectory.

Mitra criticized the current leadership for prioritizing the elevation of Abhishek Banerjee over the necessary work of organizational growth. These twin resignations expose a widening rift within the TMC, signaling that the party's internal discord has reached a critical threshold, leaving Banerjee to manage an increasingly fractured political base.