Bayron Biswas, the lone Congress legislator in the West Bengal Assembly, joined the Trinamool Congress on Monday, thus reducing the grand old party's strength to zero in the 294-member House.Biswas got elected as a Left Front-backed Congress .
The Congress lost its lone MLA in the state assembly, Bayron Biswas, as he crossed over to the ruling TMC on Monday, joining the party in the presence of its general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
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The spat between the two parties assumes significance as it comes at a time when efforts are underway to forge a united Opposition to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.