Three NCPI MPs skip NDA meet, refuse to join alliance or BJP
Three Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) MPs from West Bengal have refused to join the BJP-led NDA alliance. The MPs skipped a high-level meeting in Delhi, citing ideological differences and local constituency development issues.
Why it matters
This move highlights ongoing political realignments and resistance to BJP expansion in West Bengal, impacting national coalition dynamics.
Three MPs of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), who had previously been members of the Trinamool Congress, skipped a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Delhi on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), making it clear that they will not join the BJP or the BJP-led alliance.
This is the second time in the last few days that the three Lok Sabha MPs from Murshidabad district — Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman, and Yusuf Pathan — have skipped an NDA meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were present at the meeting in Parliament that the MPs skipped.
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