NEW DELHI, June 16:
Less than a day after the otherwise obscure Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) shot to national prominence following the merger of 20 rebel TMC MPs with the organisation, it took to social media on Monday to claim it was the “largest parliamentary bloc from West Bengal”.
An address of the Tripura-based registered unrecognised party was located in the Sankrail area of Howrah district, with the property being owned by one Uttiya Kundu and his wife, Shewly, who, local residents said, had migrated to the area from Nadia district around eight years ago.
A significant contingent of central paramilitary forces was found deployed outside the property since Monday morning.
“With 20 Lok Sabha seats, NCPI emerges as the largest parliamentary force from West Bengal, shaping the state’s voice at the national level,” the party said in a social media post.
“The numbers speak for themselves. Leadership, representation, and the mandate of the people continue to define the future of West Bengal and India,” the post added.
A graphic representation of the division of MPs from West Bengal’s total Lok Sabha strength of 42 — with NCPI currently having 20 Seats, BJP 12 seats, TMC eight and Congress one — was posted to back that claim.