Bishnupur MLA Tanmoy Ghosh joined the Trinamool Congress on Monday, alleging that his BJP was indulging in vindictive politics. He won the recent polls with a margin of about 11,420 votes. He joined the BJP from the TMC in March last.
With this, the number of BJP MLAs has come down to 73. Seventy-seven of the party won in the polls. Party MPs Jaganath Sarkar and Nisith Pramanik, who contested and won the elections, did not take oath as MLAs.
Speaking to reporters, Tanmoy claimed that the BJP was also attempting to trigger chaos among the people of West Bengal, because of which he joined the TMC.
Tanmoy, who joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of senior leader and Education Minister Bratya Basu said, “I urge all to join the TMC for the welfare of West Bengal. There is a need to strengthen the hands of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.”
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He had switched over to the BJP from TMC in March, days ahead of the state elections. Earlier, he was the TMC youth president of Bishnupur town in Bankura district and also a councillor of the local civic body.
Welcoming Ghosh to TMC, state Education Minister Bratya Basu said BJP is trying to take post-poll revenge against the TMC.
BJP national vice president and MLA Mukul Roy’s rejoining in the TMC earlier was the first setback for the saffron camp, which had failed to stop Mamata’s rule in the state in 2021.
On Sunday, former MLA Sikha Mitra, also the wife of former Congress president late Somendranath Mitra, returned to the Trinamool Congress.
(With inputs from ANI)
