The influx of breakaway MPs has bolstered the NDA's parliamentary strength and reshaped its internal balance, potentially easing the passage of major constitutional legislations like delimitation and 'One Nation, One Election'.
The consolidation suggests a shift toward a highly polarised two-bloc system—the BJP-led NDA versus a Congress-centered opposition—which could weaken regional parties and reduce political diversity.
When Parliament's monsoon session begins in July, the seating arrangement would reflect how quickly politics can change.
MPs who sat together a few weeks ago may now find themselves on opposite sides of the aisle.
Others could discover they are in the same camp for reasons that have little to do with ideology.
Seven of AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, have merged with the BJP, invoking the two-thirds provision to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law.
Twenty of the TMC's 28 Lok Sabha MPs have broken away and merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a previously unknown entity.
In Maharashtra, six of Shiv Sena (UBT)'s nine Lok Sabha MPs are moving towards Eknath Shinde's faction, though that process is still being contested.
The numbers have altered the balance within the NDA.
The NCPI has suddenly become one of the larger constituents of the alliance, ahead of both the TDP and the JD(U).
If the Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs formally join Shinde's camp, that group too will move up the rankings among NDA partners.
