Trinamool MP Dastidar, other party MLAs join BJP-chaired meetings after Bengal poll rout
Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and several MLAs attended meetings chaired by BJP leaders following the TMC's recent electoral defeat. This has raised questions about potential unrest within the TMC party. Dastidar's participation comes after her resignation as the TMC's Barasat district president, where she cited corruption as a reason for the party's loss.
- ▪Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended a meeting chaired by BJP CM Suvendu Adhikari.
- ▪Dastidar resigned as TMC's Barasat district president, blaming corruption for the party's defeat.
- ▪Thirteen TMC MLAs also participated in another meeting chaired by BJP MLA Nisith Pramanik.
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Trinamool MP Dastidar, other party MLAs join BJP-chaired meetings after Bengal poll routVeteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and several party MLAs attended the administrative meetings chaired by BJP leaders.Published on: May 27, 2026 10:44 AM ISTBy HT CorrespondentShare viaCopy link Veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and several party MLAs attended the administrative meetings chaired by BJP leaders on Tuesday, triggering fresh speculation over unrest within the TMC after its defeat in the recent assembly elections.TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, along with MLAs Anisur Rahaman Bidesh, Bina Mondal and Abdul Matin Muhammad, attended a meeting chaired by CM Suvendu Adhikari.
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