West Bengal Lok Sabha polls: Former party colleagues lock horns in tense battle for Kolkata north

Discontent within the Trinamool Congress came to the forefront after long-time loyalist Tapas Roy defected to BJP. Roy, a vocal critic of Sudip Bandyopadhyay, left Trinamool after more than two decades. His departure highlighted the friction between the party's old guard and the younger members, with Roy, 67, representing the newer generation.