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NDA Support, Leadership Battle, Defection Row: How Internal Turmoil Has Brought TMC To The Brink

TMC faces its biggest internal crisis yet as rebel MPs back the NDA, challenge party leadership, and trigger a fresh battle over defections and control.

Vanguard (Nigeria)

Need to reform internal party democracy

With the conclusion of party primaries ahead of the forthcoming elections, Nigeria’s political conversation has predictably centred on winners and losers, defections, grievances and celebrations. But beyond the immediate theatre of contests lies a deeper question: are our political parties becoming democratic institutions or do they remain vehicles for powerful individuals and vested interests? The […] The post Need to reform internal party democracy appeared first on Vanguard News.

Vanguard (Nigeria)

Agada defects to YPP after Labour Party exit

By John Alechenu ABUJA — Presidential aspirant Peter Agada has announced his defection from the Labour Party (LP) to the Young Progressives Party (YPP), citing disagreements over his disqualification from the party’s presidential primary. Speaking at a media briefing attended by YPP officials, labour representatives and civil society groups, Agada said he decided to leave […] The post Agada defects to YPP after Labour Party exit appeared first on Vanguard News.

Premium Times (Nigeria)

2027: Ebonyi commissioner resigns, rejoins PDP

Felix Igboke, who officially announced his defection on Sunday during a PDP gathering attended by party leaders, executives, and supporters in Isu, Onicha Local Government Area, says he defected with “more than 10,000 supporters” ahead of the 2027 general elections. The post 2027: Ebonyi commissioner resigns, rejoins PDP appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

News18 (India)

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Why Kakoli Ghosh Picked June 8 For TMC MPs’ Revolt Against Mamata Banerjee: 3 Reasons Explained

Anti-defection law to INDIA bloc meet, TMC MPs, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, picked June 8 for revolt for these 3 reasons

Osun 2026: Defection no threat to our party chances – APC chieftain

Oyintiloye in a statement he issued on Sunday in Osogbo, described the development as a regular feature of politics, especially during an electioneering period. The post Osun 2026: Defection no threat to our party chances – APC chieftain appeared first on Vanguard News.

Premium Times (Nigeria)

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Akwa Ibom University still missing in updated list of accredited law programmes

Akwa Ibom State University has again been excluded from the Council for Legal Education’s updated list of approved law programmes, months after Governor Eno claimed his defection to the APC helped secure approval for the faculty. The post Akwa Ibom University still missing in updated list of accredited law programmes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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4 former AIADMK ministers, 6 ex-MLAs join TVK, cite lack of respect

Four former AIADMK ministers and six MLAs joined the ruling TVK, citing disrespect and lack of discipline, as political defections continue.

Cracks In EPS Camp Deepen As Four Former AIADMK Ministers Switch To TVK

Four former AIADMK ministers and ex MLAs joined ruling TVK in Chennai, latest in a series of defections deepening AIADMKs crisis after its April 23 election defeat

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Four former AIADMK Ministers join TVK amid fresh wave of defections

M.C. Sampath, N.R. Sivapathi, Kadambur C. Raju, and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan joined the party in the presence of Minister N. Anand

West Bengal: TMC defection hands Congress civic body

Trinamool has lost control of the Mekhliganj municipality in Cooch Behar after its chairman defected to Congress, bringing six councillors with him. This marks the first civic body managed by Congress since the change of government in West Bengal. The chairman cited internal conflict within Trinamool as a reason for his move.

Breitbart

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Splitters! Far-Left Corbyn Breakaway Party Suffers Its Own Breakaway Defections

The far-left Your Party, founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, continues to be beset by infighting and factionalism, with hundreds of members announcing their defection and the formation of another new leftist party. The post Splitters! Far-Left Corbyn Breakaway Party Suffers Its Own Breakaway Defections appeared first on Breitbart.

Live updates: Senate OKs reconciliation bill; White House to defend ballroom in appeals court

The Senate pulled an all-nighter Thursday, voting just before dawn to pass the $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package that funds immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The night was not without GOP defections on various amendments, from trying to prohibit President Trump's anti-weaponization fund to a protest vote against William Pulte's appointment to lead the U.S....

GOP defections in ‘vote-a-rama' reflect rising midterm heat

In todays issue: ▪ Votes highlight GOP breaks with Trump ▪ Trump sows doubt as California counts votes ▪ Hezbollah torpedoes Lebanon ceasefire ▪ Trump says Pulte won't stay long as DNI Marathon votes in the Senate that continued overnight offered a clear sign of the political pressures facing Republicans as the midterm season kicks into high gear. On...

'Embryonic spines': Trump faces growing Republican pushback

United States President Donald Trump is used to getting his own way with Republican lawmakers— but there are signs of dissent as his party nervously eyes the looming midterm elections. From a vote against the Iran war to dissent over his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation fund” and costly White House ballroom, the nearly 80-year-old president has faced growing pushback. It comes as Trump faces record-low approval ratings 500 days into his second term, deepening Republican fears that they could lose control of Congress in November’s midterms. Billionaire Trump, the only president in American history to be impeached twice, has himself warned that he could face a third impeachment if that happens. “Republicans are looking at their own polls and discovering that Trump is turning into a drag on their reelection chances,” Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, told AFP. Trump himself has begun to appear increasingly bored with the political battles, preferring to talk about grand projects closer to his real-estate-developer heart. But Republicans worry that his focus on pet projects — like an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House on his June 14 birthday —make him look out of touch. ‘Grandstanders!’ The biggest rebuke to Trump came on Thursday when the House of Representatives backed a resolution seeking to halt the increasingly drawn-out US military action against Iran. Trump on Friday lashed out on social media at the “unpatriotic” move and blasted four members of the Republican majority who crossed the floor to vote with rival Democrats as “GRANDSTANDERS!” Since his extraordinary return to power in January 2025, Trump has largely exerted an iron grip over the Republican Party. The party has, in turn, largely subsumed itself to Trump’s wishes and to the goals of his “Make America Great Movement”. There have been blips, particularly over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, when lawmakers voted to release files related to the late sex offender. But the economic fallout from the Iran war has deepened recent unease among Republicans about defending Trump’s priorities when voters are worried about the cost of living. In the USA Today newspaper, columnist Rex Huppke said that Republicans were “starting to show the faintest signs of embryonic spines”. Some of the most controversial of those priorities were front and centre as the US Senate embarked on a raft of votes on Thursday. One of those was the proposed fund for Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the government, dubbed a “slush fund” by critics and provoking outrage among some Republicans. The Trump administration said the plan was being dropped earlier this week after a judge ruled against it, but Trump himself indicated on Wednesday that he was still keen on it. ‘Defections can matter’ Another controversial issue — a demand for $1bn for security for Trump’s new White House ballroom — was dropped before it could be voted on. Two of Trump’s recent personnel changes have also sparked dissent among Republican ranks. His choice of relatively junior housing official Bill Pulte to be the new US national intelligence chief has led to threats from some lawmakers to scuttle efforts to renew a powerful surveillance program. Trump insisted on Thursday that Pulte’s appointment was a stopgap, although it is one of his favourite tactics to use a temporary nomination to avoid a messy confirmation by the Senate. A bid to nominate his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as the US attorney general could run into similar trouble. While the cracks may be showing, Trump’s hold over most Republicans remains clear. Trump has thrown his weight around by successfully backing MAGA candidates over Republican incumbents who defied him in several — very expensive — primaries. But that could also eventually work against him, said Sabato. “He defeated or forced into retirement several senators and representatives. In essence, he publicly humiliated them, and so now they aren’t inclined to do Trump any favours,” he said. “Congress is closely divided in both chambers, and a few defections can matter.”

Premium Times (Nigeria)

ANALYSIS: How Obi/Kwankwaso ticket could reshape 2027 contests in North-west Nigeria

The defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) is reshaping the political contest, particularly in the North-west geopolitical zone. The post ANALYSIS: How Obi/Kwankwaso ticket could reshape 2027 contests in North-west Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Hindustan Times