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Rebel TMC leader claims 17 NCPI MPs will join BJP, BJP denies
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia said that 17 members of the newly formed NCPI parliamentary group are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party after the Durga Puja festival and that arrangements have been made to keep them outside the anti-defection law. The BJP publicly rejected the allegation. The NCPI group consists of 20 MPs; according to Basunia, three Muslim MPs would stay in NCPI and continue supporting the NDA. No confirmation of the switch has been provided by the MPs or the BJP. The claim and denial were reported by multiple outlets.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
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- Centre (4): Amar Ujala, Mathrubhumi, Mint, The New Indian Express
- Right (1): Aaj Tak