Team News Riveting
Kolkata, January 14
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh hinted that at least 50 MLAs belonging to the Trinamool Congress were set to join the saffron party next month.
Contesting West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick’s earlier claim that MLAs who left TMC had been queuing to return to the party fold, Ghosh said at least 50 TMC MLAs would join the BJP next month. He challenged Mallick to persuade at least one BJP’s booth president to join Trinamool Congress (TMC).
“I ask Mallick Babu to persuade even one booth president to join his party, and I’ll accept his claim. At least 50 of TMC’s MLAs will join the BJP next month,” he said.
Mallick on Tuesday claimed MLAs who left the TMC want to rejoin the party before Assembly elections.
“Six-seven MPs will immediately join TMC within the first week of May, before the elections. Even the MLAs who left us, have queued up for rejoining. Tushar Babu, the MLA from Bankura rejoined yesterday,” Mallick had said.
Several TMC leaders including former minister Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP last year ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls.
In Indore, Party National General Secretary and West Bengal In-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said he was carrying a list of 41 TMC lawyers who had contacted the BJP.
