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TMC rebels, with one MP above 2/3rd mark, eye merger with little-known regional party

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TMC rebels, with one MP above 2/3rd mark, eye merger with little-known regional party
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Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs have merged with a minor regional party, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), to align with the BJP-led NDA. This move allows the group to bypass anti-defection laws by meeting the two-thirds majority threshold required for a legal merger.

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This political maneuver significantly shifts the balance of power in the Lok Sabha and highlights the complexities of India's anti-defection legislation.

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