20 TMC MPs to Merge with NCP, Support NDA

Twenty Trinamool Congress MPs plan to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party and support the BJP-led alliance. Rebel leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claims this group forms over two-thirds of TMC's strength. Party chief Abhishek Banerjee opposed recognizing any faction, citing anti-defection laws. TMC faces internal divisions after losing West Bengal elections to BJP, with three Rajya Sabha members recently resigning.