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UPDATED: Jun 9, 2026 23:09 IST
The big focus of this episode of News Today is on the political turmoil in the Trinamool Congress (TMC). After battling a rebellion from its MLAs in Bengal, now the party is facing revolt from its MPs in Delhi. This after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh claimed that she's the real chief whip of the TMC in the Lok Sabha. The rebels claimed they have the support of twenty TMC MPs. Meanwhile, the Mamata camp countered that Kalyan Banerjee remained the authorised chief whip of the party. So, after Shiv Sena and NCP, as TMC faces internal rebellion, the question is, is defection politics being 'normalised' in Modi era? Watch as panellists share their views on this and more on the show.
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