Rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs stated they will fight for the party's election symbol after 20 dissident lawmakers merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). The rebels claim they are still part of TMC and aim to 'rectify' it, signaling a political and legal battle ahead. TMC leadership disputes the legality under anti-defection laws.
The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) has welcomed the potential merger of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, signaling a willingness to collaborate with the NDA. NCPI founder Shantanu Dey expressed optimism about future talks, stating the party's goal is to grow and work for the nation alongside PM Modi.
Twenty Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs have merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a little-known regional outfit, to bypass the anti-defection law. They met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking separate seating, while TMC leadership urged him not to recognize the faction. The move escalates the political crisis within TMC following its electoral defeat.
Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs have merged with the Nationalist Citizens' Party of India (NCPI), a Tripura-based party with a Howrah address, and informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of their decision. They seek a separate seating block alongside NDA members, citing that two-thirds of TMC's Lok Sabha contingent backed the move.
Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs have merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and will support the BJP-led NDA. This move makes the previously obscure NCPI the fifth-largest party in Lok Sabha and the second-largest bloc in the NDA, bolstering its numbers.
