Updated Dec 19, 2020 | 16:18 IST
Adhikari, a former close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, joined the party along with TMC MP Sunil Mondal, nine sitting MLAs, including five from the state s ruling party at Shah s rally in Midnapore. Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah s rally | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
He owed to oust the Mamata Banerjee regime in the 2021 Assembly elections
Adhikari is an influential leader of West Bengal with a mass base
Kolkata: Putting an end to weeks of speculation, former TMC leader and West Bengal political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP on Saturday in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.