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‎TMC faces historic split as rebel MPs seek recognition, Announce merger and NDA alignment ‎

‎New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) The All India Trinamool Congress was plunged into its deepest political crisis on Sunday after a group of around 20 dissident Lok Sabha MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi, sought separate seating arrangements in Parliament and announced their decision to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party, escalating an internal rebellion into a full-fledged parliamentary split. ‎
The dramatic development marks the most serious challenge to the leadership of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee since the party's inception and threatens to significantly alter the political landscape both in West Bengal and at the national level. ‎ ‎
After meeting the Speaker at his residence, rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said the dissident lawmakers had formally submitted a representation seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary group. ‎
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