17 Rebel TMC MPs May Join BJP Before Or After Durga Puja, Claims Jagadish Basunia; Dissidents Deny Move
Kolkata, Sep 14: Rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia on Monday claimed that 17 of the 20 Lok Sabha members aligned with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India will join the BJP before or after Durga Puja, a claim promptly disputed by fellow dissidents. The BJP sought to distance itself from the claim, with its West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya saying the…
Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Jagadish Chandra Basunia has claimed that 17 out of 20 NCPI MPs, who left the opposition party to join the NCPI, are ready to join the BJP either before or after Durga Puja festivities. The NCPI, a lesser-known party that the rebels joined in June, is now planning to support the NDA, but three Muslim MPs have stated they will remain with the NCPI and not join the BJP.
Basunia, speaking to The Indian Express, said that the BJP facilitated their move to the NCPI after they decided to leave TMC. However, the BJP dismissed the claim, stating that they are not aware of any such plan. The announcement has sparked internal dissent within the BJP, with some MLAs expressing reluctance to accept the rebels.
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