Senior Trinamool Congress figure and ex-North Bengal Development Minister Rabindranath Ghosh has broken away from the Mamata Banerjee faction to align with the rebel group headed by Ritabrata Banerjee. Ghosh stated that the dissidents are open to returning on the condition that Mamata Banerjee removes her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, from active political involvement. This development follows Anubrata Mandal’s recent decision to also switch to the rebel side.