The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is facing its most serious internal crisis since its formation after a group of 58 rebel MLAs reportedly seized control of the legislature party and backed expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee.
As dissent grows within the Trinamool Congress, political observers are drawing parallels with the circumstances that led Mamata Banerjee to break away from the Congress nearly three decades ago. Can history repeat itself in Bengal politics?