New Delhi: As the TMC faces its biggest crisis in West Bengal, with speculation rife over the future of its MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, developments in Bengal will have an impact on the stature of the second-largest opposition party within the Indian bloc and its overall impact on the opposition’s ability to take on the government, especially as the Mamata Banerjee-led party has been the most vocal critic of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.How the split within the TMC in West Bengal pans out at the national level following its defeat in the state elections will be keenly watched in the coming days. It is noteworthy that after a long gap, India Block meeting is going to be held on June 8. According to party sources, Mamata Banerjee And Abhishek Banerjee For now, plan to attend the meeting and garner support from the opposition camp amid the latest developments.On the day the TMC split for the first time in its 28-year history, there was a lot of talk in Delhi circles about whether the former CM would be able to keep all her MPs together and not witness what happened in West Bengal.Most of the senior MPs TOI either chose not to respond to or maintained silence about the situation. However, a senior leader stressed that at this time it is important for party MPs to remain united in Parliament and beyond. TMC has 28 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 13 in the Rajya Sabha.Refusing to comment on whether party members consider the rebellion in the state a reflection on the TMC leadership, a senior leader hit out at the BJP for taking action against opposition parties.Operation Lotus“, is a term used by its political opponents to describe the saffron party’s alleged strategy of inducing defections.According to sources, in view of the rapidly evolving situation, the TMC president, party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other senior leaders attended a long meeting “to decide on the next course of action”, with the need to keep the flock together in Parliament a major concern.Banerjee’s MPs are going to face a big test in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament. His MPs will need to re-strategise their reach and projection in the face of serious setbacks in Bengal. Banerjee’s stellar record as a three-time CM and her clear voice had helped establish TMC as a major regional player and key member of the Bharat alliance.However, given the latest developments, TMC is likely to lose this strength. Despite the defeats faced by the Congress in the recent assembly elections, except in Kerala, the influence of the Congress is also expected to increase in the Indian faction.The changing dynamics within the alliance are expected to become clear at Monday’s meeting. More so, since the DMK, another major opposition party, has broken ties with the Congress, which after the party’s defeat in the assembly elections, decided to break ties with it in Tamil Nadu and joined the Vijay-led TVK government. It is noteworthy that DMK has not yet confirmed its participation in the June 8 meeting.