Kolkata, July 4 ,2026: In a major setback to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid an escalating internal feud, the party’s State President and former Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts on Saturday.The resignation comes at a time of high drama in West Bengal politics, as the property owner of the TMC’s state party office in Kolkata locked the premises from the inside following reports that a rebel faction, led by Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee, had taken possession of the building.In her resignation letter addressed to Mamata Banerjee, Bhattacharya stated that she was stepping down from the post of State President conferred upon her in June 2026. She also withdrew herself as the authorised signatory for the party’s bank accounts and as ‘Didi’s’ authorised person before the Election Commission of India.”I hereby tender my resignation from the post of State President of All India Trinamool Congress… I also hereby resign from all other post which I hold at present. Please note that I withdraw myself as the authorized signatory… in respect of the accounts maintained in Various Banks. I also withdraw myself from being your authorized person before the Election Commission of India,” the letter read.
TMC State President Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns from all party posts
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