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Many times in India’s electoral history, very small and unknown parties suddenly become the center point of the country’s mega-politics. One such incredible and shocking political development is being seen in the corridors of power of New Delhi these days. ‘Nationalist Citizens Party of India’ (NCPI), an unknown party that secured only 822 votes despite deploying the entire state machinery in the 2023 Tripura Assembly Elections, has emerged overnight as the biggest ‘power player’ in national politics.
The main reason for this miracle is that a very large group of rebel MPs of West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made a sensational announcement of the complete merger of their group with this small party. If this legal merger is given the green signal by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, then the NCPI, which started from scratch, will directly become a powerful party in the country with 20 Lok Sabha MPs and will be established as the fourth largest political force in the lower house of the Parliament.
Rebel MPs reached the Speaker; Abhishek Banerjee created hurdles
The timeline and episodes of this political turmoil in the political circles are changing very fast:
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Demand to support NDA and sit separately: On Sunday, a large delegation of rebel TMC MPs met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his Parliament residence. The rebel group formally demanded a separate seating arrangement in the House from the TMC’s original bench. Along with this, he also Unconditional outside support to NDA government An official announcement has also been made to give.
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TMC’s counter siege: On the other hand, the leaders and chief strategists of TMC parliamentary party are angry with this rebellion. Abhishek Banerjee Taking immediate action, has written a strong legal letter to Speaker Om Birla. Abhishek Banerjee has appealed to the Speaker that under the Anti-Defection Law, this rebel group should not be recognized as any separate faction or party within the Parliament and the process of canceling their membership should be initiated.
After all, what is NCPI and what is its status in the Election Commission?
suddenly came into limelight in politics NCPI The horoscope of is very interesting, which is important to know:
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Registered Unrecognized Parties: According to official records of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Nationalist Citizens Party Registered Unrecognized Political Party (RUPP) Comes in the category of. This simply means that this party is registered with the Election Commission under the rules, but its performance in the elections was not so great that it could get the official status of a regional (state) or national party.
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Establishment and Headquarters: This party was established very recently year 2022 It was formed in and its main administrative headquarters is in West Bengal. Howrah Located in.
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Leadership: National President of this party Shidli Kundu He is a lawyer and senior advocate in the Calcutta High Court by profession. Due to legal understanding, she is keeping this entire merger within the ambit of court rules.
Suddenly increased political stature: The claim of this unexpected merger of 20 MPs has brought this regional party into the headlines of the national media. If the Lok Sabha Speaker’s constitutional approval is given to this, then this party will enter Parliament after BJP, Congress and SP. fourth largest party Will be made. Along with this, it will also become the second largest main ally of the NDA clan after BJP in the central government.
Big question: Why did rebel MPs choose NCPI instead of joining BJP directly?
The question in everyone’s mind is that when these rebel MPs had to support the BJP led NDA government, then why did they not directly join the Bharatiya Janata Party?
Senior and well-known political analyst Rasheed Kidwai According to , the decision of the rebel MPs to join a small, unrecognized party (NCPI) instead of directly joining the BJP is not just a legal compulsion, but part of a very deliberate and deeply strategic move:
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Breakdown of Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule): According to the 10th Schedule of the Constitution (Anti-Defection Law), two-thirds of the MPs of any party have to ‘merge’ their entire faction with another party to save their membership. Since BJP is a huge national party, there could have been many practical complications in immediately merging it technically and organizationally. It is legally easier and safer to merge with a smaller party headquartered in its own home state (Bengal).
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Political convenience for BJP also: Political pundits believe that at present it is more convenient for the central leadership of BJP to keep these rebel MPs in the NDA fold as an independent ally instead of making them direct members of their party. This will prevent BJP from being directly accused of ‘breaking regional parties’ and will also provide the government with the security cover of a strong and permanent majority within the Parliament.