India, June 14 -- Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay arrived in Delhi on Saturday and met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, along with rebel MP Satabdi Roy.

This move has fueled speculation that Bandyopadhyay, once seen as one of Mamata Banerjee's closest allies, is joining the party's dissident group. Bandyopadhyay, who represents Kolkata Uttar and was previously TMC's Lok Sabha leader, came to the capital as reports of behind-the-scenes talks surfaced.

Videos of him travelling with Satabdi Roy and entering Bhupender Yadav's home, the BJP's Bengal in-charge, have spread widely online. This comes just weeks after TMC's heavy defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, sparking internal unrest. The current crisis bega...