Nineteen rebel TMC MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to press their merger claim with Tripura-based Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and seek separate seating. The move has opened a legal contest over disqualification, party legitimacy and numbers for key Bills.

The latest political twist comes hours after the rebel faction regrouped at Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s residence in Delhi following a meeting with Union Minister Bhupender Yadav. According to sources, the rebel TMC MPs opted to associate themselves with the party due to legal complications in forming a separate parliamentary bloc.

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

According to sources, the rebel TMC MPs decided to associate themselves with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India due to legal complications in forming a separate bloc. 

A group of dissident TMC MPs announced a merger with the NCPI and support for the NDA. The move sparked a sharp TMC rebuttal, a challenge before the Speaker and fresh BJP attacks.