Guwahati, June 4 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: A significant political crisis has emerged within the All India Trinamool Congress after a group of 58 MLAs broke away from the party's legislative ranks in the West Bengal Assembly and elected expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition, triggering an unprecedented internal rupture in the party's 28-year history.

The Speaker's recognition of the breakaway bloc formed after the dissident MLAs submitted their support in writing effectively formalised the shift in numerical strength within the legislature. The group, led by Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, claimed that it represented the "real" legislative unit of the party after crossing the required threshold under anti-de...