TMC Rebel MPs Seek Formal Merger Under Tenth Schedule

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.