TMC rebel Sudip Banerjee at 'No. 2' in NDA, speculation over ministerial post

Senior MP Sudip Banerjee, who has rebelled from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), is likely to become a Union minister in the central government in the near future.

Rebel TMC MPs have now joined a new political party, 'NCPI'. The merger is awaiting official approval from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.