The Economic Times

Defectors' team has no credibility, TMC led by Mamata remains genuine party: Kirti Azad slams rebel camp

Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad dismissed rebel MPs merging with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India as lacking legitimacy, asserting Mamata Banerjee's TMC remains the genuine party with significant electoral backing. The Lok Sabha Speaker is reviewing the status of the 20 rebel MPs before making a decision on their faction.