Mamata Banerjee To Make Ghar Wapsi? Sources Say TMC Supremo Offered Congress National VP Post by Sonia, Rahul

Following a massive internal rebellion that has pushed the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the brink of collapse, sources claim that the Indian National Congress has extended a helping hand to their INDI ally.

Top sources indicate that the Congress central leadership has reached out directly to TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee with a proposal to join the Congress.

According to highly placed sources within the opposition bloc, senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have initiated talks with the former West Bengal Chief Minister. The proposed terms for the political integration include the post of National Vice President for Mamata Banerjee and the post of National General Secretary for Abhishek Banerjee.

The development follows a catastrophic week for the TMC, which saw 20 of its 29 Lok Sabha MPs—led by veteran parliamentarian Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar—break away to form a distinct faction supporting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). 

At the same time, a rebellion of nearly 60 MLAs in the West Bengal State Assembly led by Ritabrata Banerjee has exposed the severe rift in the party.

For the Congress, the strategy serves a dual purpose. Absorbing the loyalist remnants of the TMC would instantly boost the Congress party's numbers in both houses of Parliament, partially compensating for recent structural losses.

Is Mamata Banerjee's Political Homecoming Likely?

Mamata Banerjee started her political career as a student leader. While studying at the Jogamaya Devi College, she established Chhatra Parishad Unions, the student wing of the Congress (I) Party, defeating the All India Democratic Students Organisation affiliated with the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist).

In her early days, she held many important positions within the Congress Party. She also served as the Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Development in 1991 under the Congress-led PV Narsimha Rao government.

Trinamool Congress was born as a breakaway faction from the West Bengal unit of the Congress in 1998.

Neither the Congress high command nor Mamata Banerjee’s inner circle has issued an official statement confirming the precise terms of the offer. However, highly placed insiders confirm that while Mamata Banerjee continues to attend opposition unity meetings in New Delhi, the sheer velocity of the internal mutiny back home has made structural integration with a national ally a very serious, survival-driven consideration for the TMC leadership.