Former BJP MP Chandan Mitra, 5 Congress MLAs join TMC
Chandan Mitra
The Congress MLAs who joined the TMC are Samar Mukherjee, Abu Taher, Sabina Yasmin and Akhruzzman.
Former Rajya Sabha member of the BJP, Chandan Mitra, and five Congress MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly joined the ruling TMC in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Congress MLAs who joined the TMC are Sabina Yasmin, Apurba Sarkar, Akrurzaman, Samar Mukherjee and Moinul Hasan. They are legislators from Malda and Murshidabad district.
Chandan Mitra had submitted his resignation from the BJP to party president Amit Shah on Wednesday.
A two-time Rajya Sabha Member, Mitra is the Editor and Managing Director of The Pioneer. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from August 2003 to 2009.
In June 2010, BJP got him elected to the upper house from Madhya Pradesh. His term ended in 2016.
All of them joined the TMC at its annual Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing the rally said that the party will ensure that the BJP government does not return to the party in 2019.