Lucknow, June 3 -- Launching a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday claimed that her "ruthlessness" has led to the disintegration of her own party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Taking to social media platform X, "Due to Ms Mamata Banerjee's ruthlessness, her own party, the Trinamool Congress, has been reduced to 'pieces," Maurya posted, escalating the political offensive against the TMC chief.

Earlier, West Bengal Cabinet Minister Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday reacted to reports of TMC MLAs backing Ritabrata Banerjee as Legislature Party Leader, saying the development signals a collapse of the party's "family rule".

Speaking to reporters, Ghosh sai...