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Trinamool Congress rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has joined the BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in Midnapore.
Apart from Shuvendu Adhikari, 9 MLAs from TMC, CPM, CPI, and Congress joined the BJP in today’s meeting. TMC’s Burdwan East Lok Sabha MP, Sunil Mandal; former minister Shyama Prasad Mukherjee; former Lok Sabha member from north Bengal’s Alipurduar, Dasrath Tirkey; and 15 civic body councillors of the TMC and other parties also joined the BJP along with at least 20 district-level leaders today.
Adhikari left Trinamool Congress alleging that there is extremely deep rot within the party. Adhikari after joining the BJP said that if the same government which rules in Centre does not rule West Bengal then it will hurt the state’s chances of development and economic prosperity.