1 min readKolkataJun 3, 2026 11:31 AM IST First published on: Jun 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM ISTIn what signals trouble for Mamata Banerjee, expelled Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee has reached the West Bengal Assembly with a letter, claiming that a significant number of the party’s MLAs back him.Sources indicate that the rebel faction is courting as many as 59 MLAs – nearly three-fourth of the party’s 80 MLAs.AdvertisementThis comes less than a month after the Trinamool Congress suffered a crushing defeat in the Bengal polls, and the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP came to power in the eastern state.