Trinamool MLA Shilbhadra Dutta left the party this morning.
Highlight
- Suvendu Adhikari, Jitendra Tiwari had resigned yesterday
- The resignations come after Amit Shah’s visit to Bengal
- Adhikari, a huge draw to BJP, is said to hold 50 seats
Calcutta:
Bengal Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress lost another MLA a day after two leaders resigned from the party. Trinamool MLA Shilbhadra Dutta resigned this morning in the third outing in two days, reinforcing the concerns of the ruling Bengal party ahead of the elections just five months away.
Yesterday, Suvendu Adhikari and Jitendra Tiwari submitted their resignations. The back-to-back departures come just before BJP leader Amit Shah’s visit to Bengal.
Many of the rebels are expected to move into the BJP with much fanfare, in the presence of Amit Shah.
Suvendu Adhikari, who played a major role in Trinamool’s victory in the 2016 Bengal elections, is a big trap for the BJP.
Adhikari is said to have control over local leaders in more than 50 seats in the western part of the state. He resigned from the state cabinet last month after much bitterness over the incorporation and rapid promotion of Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee.
In addition to Jitendra Tiwari, Trinamool MP Sunil Mondal is also believed to be dating.
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