Disgruntled TMC chief Arjun Singh on Thursday mentioned he would return to the BJP after he was denied a celebration ticket from the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat which he represents.
Singh additionally claimed {that a} “top TMC leader” would be a part of the saffron occasion together with him.
Singh had give up the BJP and rejoined TMC after being elected from the seat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
He had earlier give up the Trinamool Congress forward of the earlier Lok Sabha elections. In 2022, he returned to the TMC however didn’t resign as MP.
“When I joined the Trinamool Congress in 2022, I was promised that I would be re-nominated as the TMC’s candidate from the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat. But the party did not keep its promise and betrayed me. So, I have decided to return to the BJP,” he mentioned.
The TMC, which introduced its candidate checklist on Sunday, nominated state minister Partha Bhowmick from the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat.
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First Published: Mar 14 2024 | 2:22 PM IST