Mukul Roy's Move Makes No Difference, He Should Quit As MLA: BJP

Mukul Roy's return to the Trinamool evoked mixed reactions in the BJP.

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy's return to the Trinamool evoked mixed reactions in the BJP on Friday, with its state unit president Dilip Ghosh asserting that the move will have no impact on his organisation, and former MP Anupam Hazra claiming that "lobby politics at play is adversely affecting the party". BJP state unit vice president Joyprakash Majumder, on his part, extended his best wishes to Mr Roy, and said that he should immediately quit all saffron party posts. "Mukul babu is a veteran leader, he is a known face in Bengal politics. We wish him the best in his new innings but shouldn't he forthwith quit from the primary membership and all other posts of the BJP? Should he not resign as the MLA as he had won a seat on the Lotus (BJP) symbol," Mr Majumder said. Mr Roy, who held the post of national vice president in the BJP, along with his son Shubranshu Roy, was welcomed back to the Trinamool by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeand other senior leaders. He had joined the BJP back in 2017.