Koel Mallick resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after meeting Vice President CP Radhakrishnan. Madan Mitra left the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday to join a rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee. Three other former TMC Rajya Sabha members filed BJP nominations for bypolls in West Bengal.
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“Another setback for TMC, Koel Mallick resigns from Rajya Sabha”
Read at Times of India →The resignations highlight structural vulnerabilities in regional parties facing BJP pressure and internal TMC weaknesses.
“erosion of competitive federalism and secular alternatives”
The exits demonstrate TMC’s internal decay and reliance on patronage rather than governance.
“regional party failure versus national organizational strength”
Individuals exercised the right to withdraw from organizations that no longer align with their interests.
“personal agency versus rigid party structures”
Treating Mallick’s resignation as part of a defection wave conflates distinct events without supporting evidence.
“overgeneralization of separate actions into systemic failure”
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