Kolkata, July 15 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday joined hands with the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction, blaming General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee for his exit. Following the addition of another to the dissidents' group, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she can "restart" the party if needed.

In a fresh blow to Mamata Banerjee, Madan Mitra, who was inducted into the party's state committee as General Secretary, resigned from the TMC and joined the rebel faction.

He told ANI that he resigned from Mamata Banerjee's TMC as he was unable to work effectively. He said that his concerns went unaddressed by the party leadership.

"I resigned because I was no longer able to work effectively within Mam...