New Delhi/IBNS, June 10 -- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has reportedly offered former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a return to the Congress amid an internal crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following the West Bengal poll defeat.

Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC national general secretary, were also reportedly given the offer by the Congress leadership, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Both leaders are currently in New Delhi, where they attended a meeting of the INDIA bloc.

(L-R) Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee. Photo: AITC/Facebook

This development comes at a time when, as per reports, the TMC is facing internal challenges.

The party's ...