The Trinamool Congress (TMC) appears to be staring at growing internal unrest following its electoral setback in West Bengal, with back-to-back resignations and public accusations exposing cracks within the party.After senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all posts in the TMC, former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen stepped down as the party’s national spokesperson, attacking the organisation’s handling of corruption allegations and controversies.In his resignation letter addressed to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Sen said he could no longer defend the party amid mounting public anger over alleged corruption and “immoral acts”.“Even though I did not agree with views during various difficult times, I have fought publicly for the party in the media on many controversial issues. But in the current situation, when the people of Bengal have rejected us for various immoral acts and corruption, including the RG Kar case, the Abhaya case, and cash-for-job corruption, my mind no longer agrees to support them as a spokesperson in any way,” Sen wrote.The development comes close on the heels of Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar’s dramatic exit from party posts and her complaint against fellow TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla dated May 28, Dastidar alleged “repeated verbal abuse by Banerjee inside Parliament” and accused him of “misogynistic behaviour” towards women MPs.“I seek your permission to lodge a formal complaint against Lok Sabha member of the TMC Kalyan Banerjee who has repeatedly verbally abused me inside the Lok Sabha. This misogyny has been against many lady members and needs to be punished,” she wrote.Meanwhile, party MP Kalyan Banerjee rejected the allegations made by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, questioning the timing and manner in which the accusations were raised. Responding to the controversy, Banerjee said that if any disrespectful remarks had indeed been made during an active session of Parliament, the matter should have been immediately brought to the attention of the Speaker. He also alleged that a section of leaders was trying to project themselves as morally superior by publicly criticising the TMC.To the further discomfort of Banerjee-led party, Rajya Sabha MP Sukendu Sekhar Roy recently flagged ‘anarchy’ in a cryptic post. Referring to the assassination of Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Roy wrote, “In 44 BC, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Senate on the Ides of March. As per the Roman calendar, Ides generally meant the 15th of March, May, July and October. But before the Ides of May, people of West Bengal put an end to the unbearable anarchical situation.”These developments have intensified speculation about simmering factionalism and dissatisfaction within the TMC after the party’s disappointing electoral performance in the state.Politics in West Bengal has historically been marked by complex and shifting electoral dynamics. Over the decades, the state has largely witnessed bipolar political contests — first between the Left Front and the Congress, later between the Left and the Trinamool Congress, and more recently between the TMC and the BJP.A recurring feature of Bengal’s political landscape has been the tendency of leaders from the losing camp to defect and align with the ruling party after elections. The phenomenon, often viewed as a reflection of political survival and shifting power equations, appears to be unfolding once again amid the current political scenario in the state.