India, June 10 -- Weeks after a massive setback in state polls and a rift among legislators, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bengal is facing another rebellion by several MPs who have started cozying up with the BJP.

The rebellion, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, became public after she wrote to Speaker Om Birla saying 20 of the total 28 TMC MPs want to be part of the BJP-led NDA.

Though Kakoli has claimed the support of 20 rebel MPs, at least 14 attended a meeting at Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav's residence in New Delhi. A photograph showed Prasun Banerjee, Anup Chakraborty, Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, Asit Kumar Mal, Satabdi Roy, Kalipada Soren and Sharmila Sarkar among those present at the minister's home.

The Mamata-led camp no...