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'Will accept your leadership in Bengal': Adhir asks Mamata to rejoin Congress

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  • Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has invited Mamata Banerjee to merge the Trinamool Congress (TMC) back into the Congress party, offering to accept her leadership in West Bengal amid the TMC's ongoing internal crisis. While TMC leaders have indicated they would only consider a formal proposal, the suggestion highlights the shifting political landscape in the state following the TMC's recent electoral defeat.

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Kolkata: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday made a direct pitch to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to rejoin his party along with her remaining MLAs and MPs, saying the Congress is prepared to accept her leadership in West Bengal.

Chowdhury's appeal came at a time when the TMC is battling what may be its deepest organisational crisis since its formation, with the party's legislative and parliamentary wings witnessing separate after its defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections.

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