Trinamool rebels avoided a long-drawn battle for ‘original’ party tag by merging with little known NCPI (opens original article in a new tab)

Trinamool Congress rebel MPs merged with NCPI to maintain voting rights in Lok Sabha while avoiding anti-defection law disqualification, bypassing prolonged legal battles over party recognition.

• Trinamool Congress rebel MPs merged with NCPI to avoid anti-defection law disqualification and secure voting rights in Lok Sabha
• Rebel MPs sought separate seating arrangement and claimed to represent two-thirds of TMC Parliamentary Party in House
• Merge with NCPI allows rebel bloc to avoid prolonged legal battle over party symbol recognition as per EC's strict legal framework