Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad dismissed rebel MPs merging with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India as lacking legitimacy, asserting Mamata Banerjee's TMC remains the "genuine" party with significant electoral backing. The Lok Sabha Speaker is reviewing the status of the 20 rebel MPs before making a decision on their faction.

The rebel faction within Trinamool Congress, led by MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, claims its support has risen to 22 MPs, signaling growing challenges for Mamata Banerjee's leadership.

A letter from Abhishek Banerjee was handed to the Lok Sabha Speaker by MPs Kirti Azad and Sagarika Ghose on Sunday. | India News

Rebel TMC MPs to join Tripura-based Nationalist Citizens Party of India | India News

This came soon after party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee told the Lok Sabha speaker not to recognise the rebel faction as a separate bloc.

Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party, pledging support to the NDA after a key meeting in Delhi.

Rebel Trinamool Congress MPs, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, plan to merge with the Nationalist Citizen Party and support NDA.

A significant split is unfolding within the Trinamool Congress. Rebel MPs have announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party. They met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to…

A faction of 20 rebel TMC MPs merges with the Nationalist Citizens Party, seeking recognition in Parliament.

Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi and sought separate seating arrangements in the House. Rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said the…

A major split has rocked the Trinamool Congress. Twenty Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. They will now support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…

Twenty rebel Trinamool MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party, seeking legal protection under anti-defection law amid political turmoil.

Twenty Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs have joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. This move bypasses legal hurdles and allows them to maintain their parliamentary…

A small political party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India, has unexpectedly entered national politics. This happened after twenty Lok Sabha MPs from the Trinamool Congress…

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

Twenty dissident TMC MPs have announced a merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a move they say complies with anti-defection rules and allows them to seek…

TMC criticizes rebel MPs' NCPI merger as "ridiculous," while BJP claims it highlights TMC's ideological crisis.

Defending the decision of the rebel MPs, Chakraborty said, "Was it Didi standing for election, or was it us? Whom did the public vote for? Mamata Banerjee wasn't standing in the…

In the Lok Sabha, 20 rebel TMC MPs have merged with the NCPI, a party which came to the spotlight only after the Trinamool leaders' decision to join it. | India News

With defections becoming more common and brazen, there is an urgent need to overhaul anti-defection provisions

Rebel Trinamool MPs merge with NCPI to secure voting rights amidst impending legislative changes, avoiding lengthy disqualification battles.