Trinamool Ex-MLA Snubbed Ahead Of Key Poll Joins BJP
NDTV
Mitali Roy is seen as an influential leader locally and the BJP termed her defection as a big blow to the Trinamool.
A former Trinamool legislator defected to the BJP on Sunday after being snubbed for a crucial by-election to the seat she once held. Mitali Roy won from Dhupguri in 2016, but lost to BJP's Bishnupada Roy in 2021. The BJP leader's death last month led to the assembly bypoll next Tuesday.
Ms Roy is seen as an influential leader locally and the BJP termed her defection as a big blow to the Trinamool.
"Within 24 hours of @abhishekaitc's public meeting, Mitali Roy, former MLA of Dhupguri assembly, left Trinamool and joined BJP today at Dhupguri election office...! The end of Trinamool has begun!! Long live BJP," said West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar.
