Mamata passes July 21 street test; marathon begins now
Mamata Banerjee passed the July 21 street test by drawing a large crowd despite a fractured Trinamool Congress faction and diminished party machinery.
A breakaway TMC faction held a separate rally with only 500 attendees, far fewer than Mamata's gathering.
Mamata kept a night-long vigil on July 20 after her faction alleged the Martyrs' Day stage was vandalised, then spoke extempore the next afternoon.
Martyrs' Day commemorates 12 Youth Congress workers killed in police firing on July 21, 1993, during a procession led by Mamata Banerjee.
Rebuilding TMC after losing power will require more than one rally; experts weigh the long-term path forward.
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