India, May 24 -- After its disastrous performance in the Federal election under former leader Jagmeet Singh, the New Democratic Party (NDP) is unlikely to obtain official status in the House of Commons.

The minimum number of seats required to get official party status in the 343-member House is 12. However, under Singh's leadership the party's strength after the April 28 elections plummeted to just seven, down from 25 in 2021.

While interim leader Don Davies has sought the status in discussions with the ruling Liberal Party, the government's leader in the House Steven MacKinnon appeared to rule that out, on Friday. He told the outlet CBC News that retention of official party status by the NDP "is probably not something that's on the tab...