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Political Maneuvering: MP Resignations and Party Mergers Reported
Several Indian political parties are experiencing internal shifts and realignments. Trinamool Congress MP Koel Mallick has resigned from the Rajya Sabha, with reports of her meeting a BJP leader. Concurrently, the Lok Sabha Speaker has approved the merger of six MPs from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Additionally, three former TMC MPs have been elected to the Rajya Sabha as BJP nominees.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 4 · Centre 16 · Right 4 n = 24
- Left (4): National Herald, Scroll.in, The Hindu, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (16 votes, 18 outlets): Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar, Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, Greater Kashmir, Hindustan Times, Jansatta · The Indian Express (Indian Express Group — 1 vote), Mathrubhumi English, NDTV, Navbharat Times · The Times of India (Times Group — 1 vote), Patrika, Telangana Today, The Free Press Journal, The Lallantop, The New Indian Express, The Tribune
- Right (4): Dainik Jagran, India Today, Republic World, The Pioneer
- International (1): Bloomberg