Suspended West Bengal BJP leader Joyprakash Majumder Tuesday attended a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nazrul Mancha in Kolkata. Sources in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said Majumder is likely to join TMC later in the day.
The West Bengal unit of the BJP had suspended two of its former vice-presidents —Majumder and Ritesh Tiwary — on January 23, a day after issuing a showcause notice to the leaders. The suspensions were temporary till disciplinary proceedings were not completed.
Later, the duo was dropped from their respective party posts in the recent organisational reshuffle after Sukanta Majumdar assumed charge of the BJP president in West Bengal. The two leaders had also held meetings with Matua leader and Bongaon MP Santanu Thakur on different occasions.
After his suspension, Majumder had on several occasions criticised the new state committee of BJP and also the state leadership for the defeat in the recently-concluded civic polls.
Monday, the rebel leaders of BJP, under the leadership of Locket Chatterjee, attended a meeting where Majumder was present too. Speculations are that more leaders from the BJP will join the TMC in the coming days.