Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury pitches Congress return to Mamata amid TMC split

Kolkata, Oct 1 (UNI) Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday made a direct appeal to TMC supremo and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to return to the Congress along with her remaining MLAs and MPs, offering to accept her leadership in West Bengal. Chowdhury's proposal came amid a deepening crisis within the TMC following its defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections. The party won 80 of the 294 Assembly seats, while the BJP emerged as the largest party. However, the TMC's legislature party itself split, with 58 rebel MLAs backing expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of the Opposition…