Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik, three TMC leaders who resigned from the Rajya Sabha in June, joined the BJP in Kolkata on Thursday | India News

The BJP currently controls three of the 13 Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal. The remaining 10 TMC MPs are all known to be Mamata Banerjee loyalists. | India News

The three leaders were inducted into the party in the presence of West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya. | India News

They had resigned from the Upper House of Parliament in June amid factionalism within the Trinamool Congress.

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik, three TMC leaders who resigned from the Rajya Sabha in June, joined the BJP in Kolkata on Thursday | India News

Three prominent Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MPs have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. These leaders were immediately fielded for upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections in West…

Kolkata: Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs, including Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, joined BJP on Thursday and, within hours, were named BJP candidates for the Upper House…

Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs joined the BJP on Thursday. Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray were among those who switched parties. Prakash Chik Baraik also joined the BJP…

Three former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MPs joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata. Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and Prakash Chik Baraik were formally inducted.…

The BJP nominated three former TMC MPs for Rajya Sabha bypolls after their induction. These nominations signal the ruling party's focus on consolidating its position in state…