The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a party largely unknown outside a handful of constituencies in the Northeast, is now at the centre of the rebellion that has shaken the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
20 rebel TMC MPs have informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that they have merged with NCPI and are seeking a separate seating arrangement in Parliament. If the move is recognised, NCPI would go from having virtually no parliamentary presence to becoming a bloc of 20 MPs overnight.
