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How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party
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- Soutik Biswas India correspondent Nur Photo via Getty Images Mamata Banerjee has dismissed a rebellion by legislators as opportunistic and vowed to bounce back Political parties usually survive defeat.
- That is the predicament facing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal, a state of more than 100 million people in eastern India.
- Barely a month after being voted out of office, the party is facing a rebellion by most of its legislators, a potential split among its MPs and growing doubts about the authority of its founder, Mamata Banerjee.
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Soutik Biswas India correspondent Nur Photo via Getty Images Mamata Banerjee has dismissed a rebellion by legislators as opportunistic and vowed to bounce back Political parties usually survive defeat. What they often struggle to survive is the sudden loss of power.
That is the predicament facing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal, a state of more than 100 million people in eastern India.
Barely a month after being voted out of office, the party is facing a rebellion by most of its legislators, a potential split among its MPs and growing doubts about the authority of its founder, Mamata Banerjee.
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