TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said rebel MPs and MLAs cannot legally function as a separate group within Parliament or assemblies while retaining seats won on the party's symbol. Citing the anti-defection law, she said legislators can avoid disqualification only in the event of a formal party merger.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said rebel MPs and MLAs cannot legally function as a separate group within Parliament or assemblies while retaining seats won on the party's…

Twenty rebel TMC MPs have claimed a merger with a little-known party, triggering a fresh legal battle over the anti-defection law's merger exception. | India News