New Delhi, June 12 -- As the rebel MPs of Trinamool Congress staked their claim on the party, Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla described the ordeal as "natural" as its leaders abandoned the party after it lost power in West Bengal, the only state in which it has presence.

Speaking with ANI, Shringla reasoned that the "irregularities, malpractices, and misgovernance" of TMC have also driven its people to "disassociate" with the party.

"It is natural that this party is imploding. It is a one-state party, and when that state was lost, people started abandoning it," he said.

"Secondly, irregularities, malpractices, and misgovernance have been the hallmark of TMC. Many members of the party are trying to disassociate themselves from all...