Read more about TMC calls Trivedi ungrateful after he quits RS seat, BJP welcomes him on Business Standard. The TMC on Friday called party leader Dinesh Trivedi "ungrateful" after he resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat, while the BJP, jubilant over his decision, invited him to join its camp
India News: A day after resigning from the Rajya Sabha, former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi on Sunday dropped a clear hint that he is likely to switch over to the BJP, s
NEW DELHI: In another jolt to the Trinamool Congress ahead of the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, party s MP Dinesh Trivedi resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat on Friday. I am resigning from Rajya Sabha today. There is violence happening in my state. We cannot speak anything here. the TMC leader said while announcing his resignation on the floor of the Upper House. Grateful to my party that they ve sent me here. I am feeling suffocated that we are not able to do anything over violence in the state. My soul tells me that if you cannot do anything sitting here, then you must resign. I will continue to work for people of West Bengal , Trivedi said.
»As Bengal Nears Assembly Polls, CM Banerjee Stares at Slew of TMC Resignations: A Look at Deserters
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As Bengal Nears Assembly Polls, CM Banerjee Stares at Slew of TMC Resignations: A Look at Deserters
File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
As of now, some of the TMC’s prominent faces are playing leading roles in the BJP’s Bengal campaign former railway minister and Mamata’s right-hand-man Mukul Roy, former minister Suvendu Adhikary, MPs Saumitra Khan and Arjun Singh, former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, and Rajarhat MLA Sabyasachi Dutta, to name a few.
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Haldar, who represents Diamond Harbour constituency, is the latest leader from the Trinamool Congress, to switch over from the state’s ruling party to the BJP. Ex-TMC leader Dipak Haldar joins BJP | Photo Credit: ANI
West Bengal: Former TMC MLA Dipak Haldar on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party leaders Mukul Roy and Suvendu Adhikari, giving the saffron party a fillip ahead of the Assembly elections due in April-May this year.
Haldar, who represents Diamond Harbour constituency, is the latest leader from the Trinamool Congress to switch over from the state’s ruling party to the BJP.