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

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…

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…