Rebel TMC MPs merge with NCPI: Merger gambit to beat disqualification? Legal experts weigh in

A major political crisis is unfolding in Bengal as twenty rebel Members of Parliament announce a split from their parent party and a merger with an obscure, unrecognised political outfit based in Tripura. This sudden move is widely seen as a strategic attempt to evade disqualification under the anti-defection law. The rebel faction has approached the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking separate seating in parliament, signalling a formal rupture. So, merger gambit to beat disqualification? Watch as legal experts Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mahesh Jethmalani share their perspective on the rebel TMC MPs move and its legality on the show,