Mamata Banerjee would never have imagined that after losing the assembly elections in West Bengal, her party TMC would have to fight for survival. For the last few days, there has been such a storm within TMC that now even if a big leader is resigning, it is beginning to seem normal. Mamata Banerjee’s most important person Sayani Ghosh’s name is also among the 20 rebel MPs who have rebelled against the party.
U-turn of Sayani Ghosh’s politics
According to reports, the politics of Sayani Ghosh, who once openly challenged BJP, has taken a U-turn. The name of Jadavpur MP Sayani Ghosh is also included in the group of 20 MPs which is considering supporting the NDA government in the Lok Sabha. The leader of this group is Kakoli Ghosh, who has even said that she may join BJP.
His aggressive campaigning against BJP during the West Bengal Assembly elections brought him very close to Mamata Banerjee. Not only within the party, but during the election campaign many people saw the image of Mamata Banerjee in her. During the election campaign for Mamata Banerjee, his song ‘Ekbar Chhede De Nauka Majhi, Jabo Madina… Aamar Hriday Majhe Kaaba, Nayane Madina.’ Was much discussed. BJP had called it polarizing.
Sayani Ghosh soon became close to Mamata
After Raghav Chaddha joined BJP, Sayani Ghosh had said in an interview, ‘Chaddha may become Chaddi, but Ghosh will always remain Ghosh.’ Then BJP had accused him of insulting the Sikh and Punjabi communities. Sayani Ghosh joined TMC ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections. She quickly became one of the party’s most prominent campaigners due to her impassioned speeches targeting the BJP and her strong public support for Mamata Banerjee.
Last week, under the leadership of Ritabrata Banerjee, 58 out of total 80 MLAs of the party openly rebelled and claimed to become the main opposition party in Bengal. The Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly last Wednesday recognized Ritabrata Banerjee (3 June 2026) as the Leader of the Opposition of West Bengal. At the same time, MP Kakoli Ghosh claimed support to NDA on Monday (8 June 2026).

