Yusuf Pathan, Shatrughan Sinha, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Saayoni Ghosh are among the 19 Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs who have submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to ally with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, sources have told NDTV.
The rebels, under the leadership of Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, have formed a separate parliamentary bloc, pledging support to the NDA, sources said.