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NCPI MPs Meet at Sudip Bandyopadhyay's Residence as Final Deadline Arrives
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News18•08-10-2026, 13:16
NCPI MPs Meet at Sudip Bandyopadhyay's Residence as Final Deadline Arrives
- •A crucial meeting of NCPI MPs is taking place today at the residence of MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in central Kolkata as the Lok Sabha Speaker's deadline ends.
- •Political circles suggest the meeting has been convened to determine the upcoming political steps and strategy of the NCPI MPs amidst a heated political climate.
- •Sudip Bandyopadhyay has spoken with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and the NCPI is seeking an additional two weeks to respond to the notice.
Key Questions Answered
The meeting was organized to determine the future political steps of the NCPI MPs as the deadline given by the Lok Sabha Speaker to respond to a notice regarding their legitimacy ended on October 8, 2026, amid internal differences on certain issues.
The NCPI leadership is requesting an additional two weeks, extending the timeframe until October 27, 2026, based on the time limit given by the Supreme Court.
Following defeat in the state assembly elections, twenty MPs including Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Rachana Banerjee, Shatabdi Roy, Dev, and Sayani Ghosh broke away from the Trinamool Congress to join the NCPI.
