Hours after joining BJP, Sushmita Dev and two former TMC MPs, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik, were nominated for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal.

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

Three former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP, strengthening its position in West Bengal amid ongoing political turmoil.

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…