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Saayoni Ghosh joins rebel TMC bloc
The Indian Express··15 Jun
The Indian Express profiled Saayoni Ghosh, the Mamata-Abhishek protege whose decision to join rebel MPs shocked many in TMC. Ghosh represents Jadavpur, the seat that once launched Mamata Banerjee onto the national stage.
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What It Means For You
- When a close protege defects, party crises become harder to dismiss as peripheral.
- TMC's youth leadership and celebrity-politics strategy are under scrutiny.
- The Jadavpur MP's move adds symbolic weight to the rebel faction.
What's Happening
- Saayoni Ghosh joined the rebel TMC MPs' camp.
- Mamata Banerjee removed her as Trinamool Youth Congress president.
- Rebel MPs met the Lok Sabha Speaker and sought separate recognition.
Political Path
- Ghosh was an actor before entering politics in 2021.
- She was earlier questioned by ED in the school jobs scam probe.
- Her Jadavpur win made her a high-profile first-time MP.
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