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Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress Members of Parliament have petitioned the Lok Sabha Speaker to recognize their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. Constituting more than two-thirds of the party’s twenty-eight MPs, this move triggers exemptions under the Tenth Schedule. The development highlights the ongoing complexities of the Anti-Defection Law, parliamentary stability, and the constitutional role of the Speaker.
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