There is continuous political turmoil going on in West Bengal. 20 rebel MPs of TMC have joined NCP i.e. Nationalist Citizens Party. This party has announced its support to NDA. This announcement was made by rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday.
If this merger gets formal approval, then Nationalist Citizens Party can become the second largest ally of NDA after BJP in the Lok Sabha. With this, it will also leave behind the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) which currently has 16 MPs.
Know in pointers what is Nationalist Citizens Party?
- Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) is a political party registered with the Election Commission of India but unrecognized.
- The party’s main base is considered to be North-East India and it has contested elections especially in Tripura.
- The party had contested elections on two seats in Tripura in 2023. In which the party got 536 votes from Chavmanu seat, while it got 286 votes from Kailashahar seat.
- In the party documents, Shewali Kundu has been mentioned as the Treasurer and the party’s President is Uttiya Kundu.
- According to reports, the party has tried to establish its political presence in Meghalaya also.
- It is considered a regional political party, which is said to have the support of a section of the Bengali community, especially in Tripura.
- Despite being registered with the Election Commission, this party has not been much discussed at the national level till now.
- The party had not yet achieved any major electoral success nor did it have nationally known MPs or MLAs.
- After the possible merger of 20 TMC MPs, the parliamentary strength of the party can increase significantly in one stroke.
- If the merger is approved, this party can become one of the most influential allies of NDA in the Lok Sabha.
- This development may have an impact on opposition politics, especially Trinamool Congress, because the party is facing internal rebellion.
- Publicly available information about the Nationalist Citizens Party is quite limited.
- Detailed information about the party’s founder, top leadership and organizational structure is not readily available in public records.
- Most of the party’s political activities have so far been limited to the north-eastern states, especially Tripura.
- Information about efforts to expand the organization has also been coming to light in Meghalaya.
- However, after the news of possible merger of TMC MPs, this party has become the subject of widespread discussion at the national level for the first time.
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