Overview
- Rebel leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar says a meeting at Union minister Bhupender Yadav’s residence on June 8 produced roughly 19–20 of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs who want separate seating and to support the BJP‑led NDA.
- Two TMC Rajya Sabha MPs have resigned from the party, with Sukhendu Sekhar Ray quitting earlier and Sushmita Dev’s resignation accepted by the Rajya Sabha Chairman on June 10.
- Lok Sabha officials told reporters they had not received any formal letter from the rebels and that Speaker Om Birla was not in the capital when the claims surfaced.
- TMC leaders reject the rebels’ account, insist Kalyan Banerjee is the official chief whip, and have challenged dissidents to resign and join the BJP if they claim a formal merger.
- If the rebels can demonstrably muster at least two‑thirds of TMC’s Lok Sabha MPs they would be protected from disqualification under the Tenth Schedule, a result that would weaken TMC’s national standing and could give the NDA more stable parliamentary leverage while triggering further legal and political fights.