TMC State President Chandrima Bhattacharya Resigns From All Party Posts

In a major political blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Chandrima Bhattacharya formally resigned from all organizational party posts on Saturday. Bhattacharya had been appointed as the party’s State President just a month prior, following a severe electoral defeat against the BJP.

In her official resignation letter, Bhattacharya severed all administrative and structural ties with the party’s current leadership:

“I hereby tender my resignation from the post of State President of All India Trinamool Congress which had been conferred on me in the meeting at Kalighat on 03.06.2026. I also hereby resign from all other posts which I hold at present.

Please note that I withdraw myself as the authorised signatory of All India Trinamool Congress and all other related organisations in respect of the accounts maintained in Various Banks. I also withdraw myself from being your authorised person before the Election Commission of India.”

Who is Chandrima Bhattacharya?

Bhattacharya is a highly prominent leader in West Bengal, widely regarded for years as one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest and most trusted aides.

• Academic & Professional Background: She holds a law degree from the University of Calcutta and actively practiced as an advocate until entering the political arena full-time during the historic 2011 elections.
• Legislative Career: She was first elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Dum Dum Uttar constituency.
• Ministerial Portfolios: Over successive TMC state governments, she served as the Minister of State for crucial departments including Finance, Health and Family Welfare, Land Reforms, and Refugee and Rehabilitation.

Deepening Crisis Within the TMC

Bhattacharya’s high-profile departure marks an acceleration of the internal crisis gripping the TMC. Following its crushing defeat against the BJP, the party has faced a wave of high-profile resignations and defections across both the State Assembly and Parliament.

The party has effectively fractured, with a substantial majority of its legislators distancing themselves from the central leadership of Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee. Currently, more than 50 of the party’s 80 MLAs have defected to a powerful rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee. This rebel camp has already moved the Election Commission of India to stake a claim over the party’s official “twin-flower” symbol, a move the Mamata Banerjee-led camp has fiercely rejected as it scrambles to maintain legal control of the organization.