20 rebel Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs seek to merge with Nationalist Citizen Party of India
The law states that when two-thirds of the legislators of a political party decide to merge with another party, neither those who join the new party nor the ones who stay with the original party face disqualification. Rebellion forces structural rejig in Trinamool; three MPs removed from organisational roles“The MPs met the Speaker and requested separate seating arrangements. We are more than two-thirds of MPs (of the Trinamool Congress) and will merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.
- ▪The law states that when two-thirds of the legislators of a political party decide to merge with another party, neither those who join the new party nor the ones who stay with the original party face disqualification.
- ▪Rebellion forces structural rejig in Trinamool; three MPs removed from organisational roles“The MPs met the Speaker and requested separate seating arrangements.
- ▪We are more than two-thirds of MPs (of the Trinamool Congress) and will merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India.
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After days of speculation, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs on Sunday (June 14, 2026) met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his residence in New Delhi and submitted a letter announcing their decision to merge with the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI).The decision by the rebels to merge with a registered regional political party rather than form a separate bloc within the Trinamool Congress was to avoid any legal complications under the anti-defection law. The law states that when two-thirds of the legislators of a political party decide to merge with another party, neither those who join the new party nor the ones who stay with the original party face disqualification.
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