Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Rebel TMC MP Claims 17 NCPI MPs Will Join BJP
A rebel TMC MP named Basunia made a claim about NCPI lawmakers.
He said 17 of the group’s 20 MPs plan to join the BJP together.
He said this would happen before Durga Puja.
Basunia argued that the group would be large enough to avoid the anti-defection law.
That law can affect lawmakers who change political parties.
Other MPs challenged or rejected the claim.
The available report does not explain their detailed objections.
It is therefore not confirmed that the 17 MPs will actually switch parties.
Basunia claimed that 17 NCPI MPs have finalized plans to join the BJP together.
He said the move would occur before Durga Puja.
Basunia said the NCPI has 20 members in total.
He argued that switching by more than two-thirds would keep the MPs outside the anti-defection law.
Fellow MPs pushed back against the claim, but their detailed responses were not provided.
- Who
- Basunia, a rebel TMC MP, made the claim; the claim concerns 17 NCPI MPs.
- What
- Basunia claimed that 17 NCPI MPs have finalized plans to join the BJP together.
- When
- Before Durga Puja, according to Basunia.
- Where
- The claim was made to reporters; no specific location was provided.
- Why
- Basunia said switching more than two-thirds of the NCPI’s 20 members would keep the MPs outside the anti-defection law.
Basunia’s Claim
Fellow MPs’ Pushback
Planned party switch
Basunia’s Claim
Basunia said 17 NCPI MPs have finalized plans to join the BJP together before Durga Puja.
Fellow MPs’ Pushback
Fellow MPs pushed back against the claim, but the available report does not provide their specific arguments or an alternative number.
Anti-defection law
Basunia’s Claim
Basunia argued that the MPs would be outside the law because more than two-thirds of the NCPI’s 20 members would switch parties.
Fellow MPs’ Pushback
The pushback casts doubt on whether the claimed mass defection will occur, but no detailed legal response was reported.
- Claimed defectors
- 17 NCPI MPs
- NCPI membership cited
- 20 members
- Destination party
- BJP
- Claimed timing
- Before Durga Puja
- Legal issue
- Anti-defection law
- Claimed threshold
- More than two-thirds of the members
- Status
- The claim was challenged by fellow MPs