Speculations are rife that Suvendu Adhikari, who gave up his cabinet portfolios and the Trinamool Congress, may join the BJP during Shah's visit along with a slew of disgruntled TMC leaders, including some MLAs.
Shah will address a public rally at Midnapore on Saturday where a number of TMC leaders are likely to join the saffron party.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata after 1 am on Saturday on a two-day visit to take stock of his party's affairs in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections slated to be held in the next few months. In a tweet upon his arrival in Kolkata, he wrote, "I bow to this revered land of greats like Gurudev Tagore, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee."
In a tweet upon his arrival in Kolkata, Amit Shah wrote, "I bow to this revered land of greats like Gurudev Tagore, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee."
TMC MLA Jitendra Tiwari, who is among several party leaders to turn rebel recently, has rejoined the party after resigning from the post of chairman of the administrative board of the Asansol Municipal Corporation.
As per sources, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Bhupender Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan and Shashi Tharoor will be attending the meeting.
In a tweet upon his arrival in Kolkata, Amit Shah wrote, "I bow to this revered land of greats like Gurudev Tagore, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee."
Deputy Election Commissioner, Sudeep Jain and West Bengal Chief Election Officer, Arif Aftab held review meeting in Siliguri on December 18.
TMC rebel MLA from Barrackpore seat Silbhadra Dutta on December 18 tender his resignation from party's membership, speaking on this he said that he has been part of TMC since 2006.
In an exclusive interview with India TV BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya assured the people of West Bengal that their dream of 'Sonar Bangla' will become a reality only when BJP will form the govt in the state.
The government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture. The government argues that the three farm laws will remove the middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in the country.
In reply to BJP's allegations on Congress of supporting farmers protest for their own benefits, Senior leader Randeep Hooda said that farm laws is a matter of life not of politics. Watch what all he said to India TV in an exclusive interview.
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday came down heavily on the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for spreading misinformation over farm laws. She said that the Congress party had promised similar amendments in its manifesto and that the Kejriwal government notified the new laws in November in the national capital.
Trinamool Congress MLA Silbhadra Dutta has resigned from the party, news agency ANI reported. Datta, a lawmaker from Barrackpore, resigned a day after he declined having political discussions with election strategists Prashant Kishor. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has hired Prashant to startegise the TMC's campaign for the 2021 Assembly elections.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appears to be struggling to keep her flock together ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections. Hours after her former close aide Suvendu Adhikari formally resigned from the party, another MLA Jitendra Tiwari quit on Thursday.
As soon as the proceedings during the one-day session of Assembly began, AAP MLAs Mahendra Goyal and Somnath Bharti lodged their protest against the farm laws.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appears to be struggling to keep her flock together ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections. Hours after her former close aide Suvendu Adhikari formally resigned from the party, another MLA Jitendra Tiwari quit on Thursday.
The Chief Minister of Utar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has addressed farmers at in Bareily today.
Sources said that Adhikari will join the party at Amit Shah's Medinipur rally. Shah is slated to visit the state for two days on December 19 and 20. Adhikari was slated to visit Delhi on Thursday to meet the BJP bigwigs and join the party, but his scheduled visit has been postponed now.
A day after Trinamool Congress heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari resigned as an MLA, sources told India TV that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Adhikari will join the saffron party when Union minister Amit Shah visits the poll-bound state.
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