Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), which 20 rebel TMC MPs joined to back NDA, contested 2023 Tripura Assembly elections and campaigned with slogan, "Reject political turncoats." Meanwhile, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who is leading the rebels, has been elected as its President, reports said. NCPI didn't win a single seat in Tripura polls but is set to enter Parliament now.