If TMC splits, speaker's role key in recognising 'real party'
Trinamool Congress faces a significant crisis with a faction claiming majority MLA support. The West Bengal assembly speaker's role is crucial in identifying the "original party," a decision guided by the Supreme Court's directives on party constitution and leadership structure outside the assembly, not just legislative numbers.
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