Rebel Trinamool MPs met Union Minister Bhupender Yadav at his Delhi residence on June 14 to coordinate legislative strategy before approaching the Lok Sabha Speaker.
Participants said discussions covered procedural timelines for recognizing a new party whip and allocating office space in Parliament House.
Yadav’s involvement signals ruling-coalition interest in the Bengal realignment without announcing formal alliance commitments.
Opposition critics called the meeting evidence of BJP engineering, a charge rebels denied by pointing to policy disagreements with Banerjee.
Security details noted unusually heavy media presence outside the minister’s bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi.
Analysts expect the Speaker to demand sworn affidavits from each MP before ruling on credentials.
Participants discussed office space allocations and committee assignments pending Speaker certification of a new whip.
Yadav’s meeting signals ruling-coalition interest without announcing a formal BJP alliance with Bengal rebels.
Security details noted heavy media presence outside the minister’s Lutyens’ Delhi residence on June 14.
Parliamentary affairs experts said Union minister meetings with breakaway MPs are procedurally common but politically sensitive when the guests seek recognition as a rival faction of a regional party.
Bhupender Yadav’s office issued a brief statement saying the June 14 meeting covered parliamentary procedure, not cabinet portfolios or ministry allocations for rebels.
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