Hours after officially joining the BJP in Kolkata, former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and Prakash Chik Baraik were named as the BJP’s candidates for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal, cementing their return to Parliament.
Sushmita Dev and other ex-TMC leaders spoke to the media about their shift to the BJP.“ ‘Could have enrolled digitally from home. But the leadership decided should join here. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also told her she should respect the people of Bengal because they elected her to the Rajya Sabha twice.
Sushmita Dev lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cited the “double-engine” government model as the reason for her transition.
News Edit KV Raman
