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Adhir Chowdhury Urges Mamata to Rejoin Congress Oct 1

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee to rejoin Congress on Oct 1, 2026.
He said Congress would accept her leadership in West Bengal amid the TMC’s post-election crisis.
TMC secured only 80 of 294 Assembly seats, leading 58 MLAs to back Ritabrata Banerjee.
Rebel MPs formed a bloc with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCPI) and pledged support to the BJP-led NDA.

History

Historical Context

In 1998 Mamata Banerjee quit the Indian National Congress to launch the All India Trinamool Congress, a move that later ended the Left Front’s 34-year rule with her 2011 landslide victory. After losing the May 7 2026 assembly election and witnessing a split that created the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress on 18 September 2026, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged her to rejoin the party.

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Story summary

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urged Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee to rejoin Congress on Oct 1, 2026.
He said Congress would accept her leadership in West Bengal amid the TMC’s post-election crisis.
TMC secured only 80 of 294 Assembly seats, leading 58 MLAs to back Ritabrata Banerjee.
Rebel MPs formed a bloc with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCPI) and pledged support to the BJP-led NDA.

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