{"id":24060,"date":"2026-09-14T09:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24060"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:52:55","slug":"17-ncpi-mps-to-join-bjp-soon-rebel-tmc-mp-jagadish-chandra-barma-basunias-big-durga-puja-claim-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24060","title":{"rendered":"17 NCPI MPs to join BJP soon: Rebel TMC MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia&#8217;s big &#8216;Durga Puja claim | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134238016,imgsize-1108111,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/anti-defection-law-will-not-apply-basunia-on-17-ncpi-mps-joining-bjp.jpg\" alt=\"17 NCPI MPs to join BJP soon: Rebel TMC MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia's big 'Durga Puja claim\" title=\"17 NCPI MPs to join BJP together, 3 to back NDA from outside: Rebel TMC MP Basunia\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"17 NCPI MPs to join BJP together, 3 to back NDA from outside: Rebel TMC MP Basunia\">17 NCPI MPs to join BJP together, 3 to back NDA from outside: Rebel TMC MP Basunia<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Seventeen of the 20 MPs are likely to join the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party either before or after Durga Puja in October, rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia claimed Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to Basunia, the MPs have decided to make the switch together, which he said would ensure that they are not disqualified under the anti-defection law.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;We are 17 MPs going to the BJP together. Since more than two-thirds of the 20 members will be moving, the anti-defection law will not apply to us,&#8221; Basunia said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The development comes nearly three months after 20 dissident TMC MPs announced their merger with the little-known Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) on June 14 and extended support to the ruling NDA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The anti-defection law requires at least two-thirds of members of a legislature party to agree to a merger to avoid disqualification. In the case of the 20-member NCPI group, the threshold is 14 MPs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Basunia said, however, that three of the 20 MPs from the minority community would not formally join the BJP, citing the political and administrative dynamics in their constituencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He named Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman and Yusuf Pathan, saying they would extend support to the NDA from outside.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;They will support the NDA, and may be given important responsibilities or portfolios,&#8221; Basunia said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Basunia&#8217;s claim comes days after he and his wife, TMC MLA Sangeeta Roy, faced protests on returning to their ancestral home in Sitai, Cooch Behar.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Locals and BJP workers staged demonstrations against the couple amid criticism of Basunia&#8217;s political shift. A TMC office near his residence was also allegedly set on fire during the unrest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Basunia has maintained that he has severed ties with the TMC and is now aligned with the NDA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The Mamata Banerjee-led party suffered a massive breakaway of Parliament and assembly strength after its stinging defeat in Bengal polls at the hands of the BJP. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar led the faction of rebel Lok Sabha members to form a new party NCPI.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/17-ncpi-mps-to-join-bjp-soon-rebel-tmc-mp-jagadish-chandra-barma-basunias-big-durga-puja-claim\/articleshow\/134237936.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 NCPI MPs to join BJP together, 3 to back NDA from outside: Rebel TMC MP Basunia NEW DELHI: Seventeen of the 20 MPs are likely to join the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party either before or after Durga Puja in October, rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia claimed Monday.According to 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