Mass Defection Rocks TMC as Twenty MPs Join NCPI

The defection list includes high-profile members Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Satabdi Roy, who cited mounting internal dissent as the primary catalyst for their departure. While the NCPI remains a marginal force in the national landscape, its apparent proximity to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance suggests a strategic pivot rather than a mere change of scenery.

TMC veteran Saugata Roy has dismissed the maneuver as a calculated attempt to bypass the Anti-Defection Law, casting doubt on the NCPI’s long-term electoral viability. Senior leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay is expected to clarify the party's official response to the walkout in the coming days, as the TMC grapples with its most significant loss of parliamentary personnel in years.