Mass Defection Strengthens NCPI Ahead of Upcoming Elections

The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) has publicly recorded the accession of twenty West Bengal MPs, marking one of the largest single‑party inflows of legislators in recent memory. Among the names disclosed are Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Shatabdi Roy, and a host of other senior parliamentarians. NCPI claims the collective experience of these lawmakers will amplify its commitment to sovereign development and broaden its grassroots outreach. Experts suggest that the merger could have lasting implications for state politics and may influence the party’s bargaining power within the broader National Democratic Alliance framework.