Lok Sabha loyalists Kirti Azad and Sagarika Ghose moved the Speaker on June 14 seeking to block rebel Trinamool MPs from claiming single-party recognition.
Their petition argues the breakaway faction cannot inherit the party name without Election Commission registration and two-thirds legislative consent.
Rebel leaders counter that they already command the required MP majority and will prove organizational control through affidavits.
Speaker’s office scheduled briefings with constitutional experts before ruling on whip assignments and committee seats.
The confrontation follows West Bengal assembly losses that emboldened dissidents to merge temporarily with the Nationalist Citizens Party.
Delhi corridors buzzed with speculation over whether the Speaker can delay recognition until courts clarify merger rules.
Banerjee loyalists argued rebel MPs forfeited party membership by meeting BJP ministers without central committee approval.
The Speaker may request Election Commission opinions before assigning committee chairmanships to either faction.
West Bengal police increased security at Kolkata airport ahead of rebel MPs’ return from Delhi strategy sessions.
Lok Sabha secretariat staff said recognition petitions from rival Trinamool factions may take weeks to adjudicate because both groups submitted overlapping membership lists from the same constituencies.
Banerjee’s legal team filed counter-affidavits with the Speaker on June 14, attaching district committee registers they say prove loyalists retain organizational majorities.
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