In a major setback to the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party’s Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on Sunday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Mr. Singh joined the State’s ruling party in presence of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other senior leaders from North 24 Parganas at party’s Camac Street office in the city.
“I have returned home. I have been associated with the party (TMC) since its foundation in 1998,” Mr. Singh told journalists after joining the TMC. The Barrackpore MP said that he wants to fight for the interest of all the stakeholders of Jute industry and only Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can lead the struggle.