Trinamool MP, six MLAs join Suvendu’s meeting, say ‘it’s for development’
A Trinamool Congress MP and six MLAs attended a meeting hosted by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, raising speculation about political shifts within the party. The meeting was framed as an administrative review, but the presence of the disgruntled MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and other legislators suggested deeper political implications. While the attendees emphasized their focus on development, the optics of the gathering indicated a potential realignment in West Bengal's political landscape.
- ▪Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and six other Trinamool MLAs attended a meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- ▪Dastidar recently resigned from her position as the Trinamool’s Barasat organizational district president, citing disappointment with her treatment in the party.
- ▪The meeting was portrayed as a departure from past political practices, inviting opposition members to participate in administrative discussions.
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In a politically telling image likely to deepen chatter about the churn within the Trinamool Congress after its Assembly poll defeat, senior party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, along with six other MLAs, on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) attended West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administrative review meeting in Kalyani.The optics were difficult to miss: a visibly disgruntled Ms. Ghosh Dastidar, who recently quit her organisational post after publicly airing disappointment over her treatment in the Trinamool, sharing space at the BJP government’s official platform at a time when West Bengal's political equations appear increasingly fluid.Apart from the Barasat MP, those attending the meeting included Trinamool MLAs Anisur Rahaman Biswas of Deganga, Bina Mondal of Swarupnagar, Mohammad…
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