Read more about P Kannan joins BJP ahead of Puducherry assembly polls on Business Standard. Ahead of assembly polls in Puducherry, former Puducherry minister P Kannan on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital
West Bengal minister Bachchu Hansda and Tehatta MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta joined the BJP on Wednesday after being denied nominations for the assembly polls by the Trinamool Congress. Hansda, the Minister of State for North Bengal Development, joined the BJP in presence of its state president Dilip Ghosh. He is a two-time MLA from the Tapan seat in the Dakshin Dinajpur district. Dutta, the MLA from Tehatta in Nadia, is a veteran politician. He also switched over to the BJP as defections continued to rock the ruling Trinamool Congress weeks ahead of the high-stakes election. Besides, Bengali actor Bonny Sengupta also joined the BJP. His close friend and actor Koushani Mukherjee recently joined the TMC and is a candidate from the Krishnanagar Uttar seat.
Read more about AINRC seals alliance with BJP and AIADMK in Puducherry; to contest 16 seats on Business Standard. Ending days of suspense, the opposition AINRC in Puducherry on Tuesday firmed up alliance with the BJP and AIADMK
Read more about BJP targets Congress, Mamata Banerjee after Batla House conviction on Business Standard. The BJP on Tuesday targeted Opposition parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress
Read more about Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari joins BJP ahead of polls on Business Standard. Two-time party MLA from Pandabeswar in Paschim Barddhaman district and former Asansol mayor, Jitendra Tiwari, joined the BJP