The Nationalist Citizens Party of India asserted its recognized status by the Election Commission. Opposition parties staged a walkout during an all-party meeting over invited rebel MPs. Sudip Bandyopadhyay stated the NCPI is the largest constituent of the ruling NDA. He also demanded that smaller parties should not receive front-row seats. The Lok Sabha Speaker will decide the status of the 20 rebel TMC lawmakers.

Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju invited NCPI leader Sudip Bandopadhyay to a meeting. This signals the Centre's engagement with the new parliamentary group. The…

Opposition leaders boycotted an all-party meeting, protesting the inclusion of NCPI, which recently merged with 20 Trinamool rebel MPs without official approval.

The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) will hold its parliamentary party meeting on Sunday to finalise its strategy for the Monsoon Session of Parliament, days after 20…