Kolkata, June 7 -- Amid differences within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and reports of a possible rift among the party's Lok Sabha MPs, West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Sunday took a swipe at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee ahead of the latter's participation in the June 8 INDIA bloc meeting in the national capital.

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, "His party is not with him, who will stay with them?"

Ghosh's comments come amid speculation that a total of 20 Lok Sabha MPs are to split from the TMC following the rebellion of 58 MLAs in West Bengal, which was led by expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee.

58 legislators of the TMC expressed support for expelled party leader Ritabarta Banerjee, electing him as the Leader of Opposition in the We...