TMC rebel leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay meets PM Modi after Lok Sabha Speaker's nod
TMC rebel leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi after the Lok Sabha Speaker approved separate seating for the rebel group's 20 MPs. This meeting precedes the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on July 20, and follows the TMC's recent electoral defeat in West Bengal, prompting the breakaway faction's interest in joining the National Democratic Alliance. The Speaker's approval for separate seating is a step toward the group's recognition, though a final decision on their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India remains pending.