What happened
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee publicly challenged rebel party leaders who blamed him for the party’s decline. He asked them to return and stand with Mamata Banerjee, and said he would resign within an hour if they did.
The statement is significant because it frames an intra-party disagreement as a public test of loyalty and authority inside the Trinamool Congress. It also shows that factional tensions inside a major regional party remain politically visible.
Why it matters for UPSC
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