20 TMC MPs merge with little-known Tripura party
The letter said that “split is no longer available under the Tenth Schedule” and TMC is “a single, indivisible political party”.The merger, if approved, will increase the NDA’s strength from 294 to 314 in the Lok Sabha, still short of 46 seats to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lower House. Rachana Banerjee, a first-time MP currently in Malaysia, gave her consent in the letter, making it a 20 lawmakers group.The crisis was triggered after the TMC lost the assembly polls last month to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which formed its first-ever government in the eastern state. In the Rajya Sabha, its strength has been reduced from 13 to 10.A weakened TMC will also affect the INDIA bloc’s ability to counter the BJP in Parliament.
- ▪The letter said that “split is no longer available under the Tenth Schedule” and TMC is “a single, indivisible political party”.The merger, if approved, will increase the NDA’s strength from 294 to 314 in the Lok Sabha, still short of 46 se
- ▪Rachana Banerjee, a first-time MP currently in Malaysia, gave her consent in the letter, making it a 20 lawmakers group.The crisis was triggered after the TMC lost the assembly polls last month to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which for
- ▪In the Rajya Sabha, its strength has been reduced from 13 to 10.A weakened TMC will also affect the INDIA bloc’s ability to counter the BJP in Parliament.
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20 TMC MPs merge with little-known Tripura partyThe merger, if approved, will increase the NDA’s strength from 294 to 314 in the Lok Sabha, still short of 46 seats to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lower House.Published on: Jun 15, 2026 6:13 AM ISTBy Saubhadra Chatterji, New DelhiPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link At least 20 rebel lawmakers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday told speaker Om Birla that they have merged with a little-known Tripura-based party, strengthening the National Democratic Alliance and setting the stage for one of the biggest defections in India’s parliamentary history.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (in the middle) receives a letter from rebel TMC MPs for separate seating arrangement in the House, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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