Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, senior Trinamool Congress MLA Tapas Roy on Monday resigned from all posts in the Trinamool Congress and as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The three-time MLA, who was elected from Baranagar in the 2021 Assembly polls was visibly agitated over the past few days and had been voicing his discontent in the media.
Tapas Roy was also vocal against veteran Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata Uttar MP Sudip Banerjee. Speculation is rife that Mr. Roy may join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and contest against Sudip Banerjee from Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha seat.