The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been embroiled in internal strife, with senior leaders continuing to trade insults and focusing on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has been a battleground for allegations and counter-allegations between senior and young leaders, with tensions reaching a new low when five-time TMC MLA Tapas Ray criticised veteran leader Sudip Bandopadhyay for compromising the party's interests for personal political gains.