Claim

Under Kakoli Ghosh's leadership, 20 TMC MPs have decided to go with the NDA.

“काकोली घोष की लीडरशिप में ममता बनर्जी की पार्टी के 20 सांसदों ने एनडीए के साथ जाने का फैसला किया है।”

Rajat Sharma · Aaj Ki Baat · 2026-06-08 factual governance economy

Rationale

Central assertion — 20 TMC MPs deciding to go with the NDA under Kakoli Ghosh (Dastidar)'s leadership — is directly confirmed; she is named as the leader of the 20-MP dissident bloc.

Evidence

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/06/08/20-tmc-mps-to-support-nda-dissident-faction-led-by-kakoli-ghosh-dastidar-writes-to-ls-speaker.html Dissident faction of 20 TMC MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar wrote to LS Speaker to support the NDA pending audit
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/20-tmc-mps-write-to-speaker-backing-nda-triggering-split-in-partys-lok-sabha-unit-1962160 20 MPs led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar declared support for the BJP-led NDA pending audit