India, June 9 -- Without resigning from the party, 20 MPs rebel to extend issue-based support to the NDA in the LS

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faced its biggest crisis on Monday when 20 out of its 28 Lok Sabha MPs, led by party chief whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, officially announced their support for the BJP-led NDA.

The dissident MPs sent a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to announce their support for the ruling alliance.

"Nearly twenty TMC MPs, including me, have decided to write to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and formally support the NDA. We have sent a letter and stated that we want to support the NDA," Kakoli Dastidar said. The TMC currently has 28 seats, with one vacant after Basirhat MP Haji Nurul Islam's death.

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