Kalyani/Kolkata: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Tuesday attended an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, a clear act of defiance as the post-poll losses in the party show no signs of stopping. The development came after TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Roy made an incoherent comment on the change of power in the state when the BJP came to power on May 4: “Ahead of the Eid of May, the people of West Bengal endured an intolerable, chaotic situation,” Roy posted on Instagram. The turmoil continued later as two TMC MLAs – Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha – held a closed-door “courtesy” meeting in the chamber of BJP Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose. The open defiance and public criticism comes in the wake of a series of resignations across Bengal – 127 TMC councilors from 11 civic bodies have resigned so far and party boards in six municipalities have been dissolved. However, what attracted the most attention on Tuesday was Ghosh Dastidar’s attendance at the CM’s meeting in Kalyani, Nadia, near Kolkata. Ghosh Dastidar, who was recently removed from the post of party chief whip in the Lok Sabha, said, “Administration is for everyone, it is not a party programme.” He also blamed the leadership’s dependence on poll consultant I-PAC for TMC’s defeat. The officer accepted Ghosh Dastidar’s gesture. “When we were in the opposition, we were never invited to administrative meetings. We decided that MLAs should be invited and the Barasat MP responded positively,” the official said. TMC MLAs present at the meeting included Anisur Rehman, Burhan-ul-Mukhuddin, Beena Mandal, Surjit Mitra, Usharani Mandal and Abdul Mateen. All said they were merely attending an administrative event. The meeting covered 57 assembly constituencies, 50 of which were won by the BJP. Sensing the change, TMC chief and former CM Mamata Banerjee has met seniors several times recently. On Tuesday, TMC’s Tarak Singh, a member of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, refused to attend the meeting called by him.