Adhir Chowdhury Waiting For Expulsion, May Join BJP: Trinamool Congress

Both national political parties, the Congress and the BJP, are likely to appoint new chiefs for state units in West Bengal soon.

The Trinamool Congress,  while maintaining it has nothing to say on what is primarily an internal matter of the Congress, hinted that former West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury may head to the BJP. Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh said, "It seems like Adhir Chowdhury is waiting for expulsion and will join BJP in the future." 

Trinamool Congress Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya added, "What can we say? Kunal Ghosh has already said what is to say. He is not from our party. Neither do we want him to come here. May be he is having a word with other parties and it might be that he is waiting for an expulsion. I don't know. He has himself said that he was flabbergasted to hear that he has been addressed as a former president." 

Reacting to him being dropped, Adhir Chowdhury said, "The day Mallikarjun Kharge became the party president, all other posts of the party in the country became temporary, according to the Constitution of the party. Even my post became temporary... While the election was underway, Mallikarjun Kharge said on television that if necessary I would be kept out, which made me upset. The election results were also not good for the party in West Bengal. Even though I was the temporary party president, it was my responsibility. After which I told Kharge ji that if possible, you can replace me with someone else..."