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  Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque in BJP contact? Fresh troubles for Mamata as cracks widen in TMC

  June 09, 2026 11:41 IST

  This development comes just a day after senior leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from both the Trinamool Congress and his Rajya Sabha membership, marking a significant political setback for the party.

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  Rajya Sabha Chairman approves merger of 7 AAP MPs into BJP ranks; saffron camp strength rises to 113

  India | April 27, 2026 23:43 IST

  In the official Rajya Sabha records, all seven MPs are now listed as part of the BJP.

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  Rajya Sabha polls: Congress sends Odisha MLAs to Bengaluru; Haryana MLAs moved to 'secret location'

  India | March 13, 2026 17:19 IST

  The Congress’s careful coordination in both Odisha and Haryana highlights its focus on keeping the party legislators together to secure the Rajya Sabha seats amid tight political competition.

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  UK: Major setback for Rishi Sunak as Conservative MP defects, accuses party of 'incompetence'

  World | May 09, 2024 7:29 IST

  Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover, is the second former Conservative MP to defect to Labour in the past two weeks after Dan Poulter's decision last month. This is a major blow to Sunak and the Conservatives as polls show the party losing to Labour in the upcoming general election.

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  Goa polls 2022: AAP candidates sign affidavits promising no corruption, defection

  Elections | February 02, 2022 14:26 IST

  Elections to all 40 Assembly seats in Goa are scheduled on Feb 14 and results will be declared on Mar 10.

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  9 more Kanchrapara councillors return to TMC from BJP

  India | July 13, 2019 18:58 IST

  The development comes two days after five Kanchrapara councillors returned to the Trinamool fold, taking the party's tally to 19 in the 24-seat municipality.

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  Toyota recalls 2.9 million vehicles worldwide over seatbelt defect

  February 18, 2016 16:42 IST

  Tokyo: Toyota said on Thursday it was recalling 2.87 million vehicles globally due to the possibility that their rear seatbelt could come apart in a crash and cause injuries.The recall involved Toyota's RAV4 sports utility

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  SC widens scope of pleas against defections

  India | January 18, 2013 10:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 18: Dubbing defections an evil, the Supreme Court Thursday held that any member of a political party can approach a state assembly's speaker to seek the disqualification of a party legislator who