Hyderabad, June 15 -- BJP leader and Telangana High Court advocate Karuna Sagar on Monday alleged that the decision of 20 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs to break away from the Mamata Banerjee-led party and merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India while extending support to the NDA government, reflected growing dissent within the TMC.

Speaking on the political development, Sagar claimed that the move indicated a deepening crisis in the party and an erosion of confidence among its cadres and elected representatives in the leadership and functioning of the TMC.

"The decision of 20 TMC MPs splitting away from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress party and merging themselves into the Nationalist Citizens Party of India while su...