5 min readKolkataAug 6, 2026 07:06 AM IST First published on: Aug 6, 2026 at 07:05 AM ISTIt is a tightrope walk for three rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MPs who despite being part of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) have decided against joining or supporting the ruling BJP or NDA. Their stance seems to be posing a challenge to the BJP dispensation both in Delhi and West Bengal.The three rebel TMC MPs – Murshidabad MP Abu Taher Khan, Jangipur MP Khalilur Rahaman, and Baharampur MP Yusuf Pathan, all from Muslim-dominated Lok Sabha seats in Murshidabad district – announced their decision on Tuesday when they skipped an NDA parliamentary party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi for the second time. However, these MPs still attended a coordination meeting in Delhi held by Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to discuss developmental work in their constituencies.