West Bengal Assembly Elections | Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool Congress Updated: Updated: Former BJP leader holds 45 minute meeting with Mamata Banerjee Share Article AAA Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha after joining Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Satursday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former BJP leader holds 45 minute meeting with Mamata Banerjee Former Union Finance Minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress. Senior TMC leaders including Sudip Banerjee, Derek O' Brien and Subrata Mukherjee welcomed Mr .Sinha into the party.
Before officially joining the party, Mr. Sinha met TMC chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for nearly 45 minutes at her Kalighat residence.