From Pavan Varma to Babul Supriyo: Listing of leaders who converted to TMC just lately

Following its resounding victory in Meeting elections in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has noticed stable circulate of leaders becoming a member of its ranks after leaping the boat from BJP and Congress.

Congress chief Kirti Azad, former Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar, and previous JD(U) MP Pavan Varma had been a number of the newest to enroll in the party. They had been officially inducted into the party within the presence of CM Banerjee in New Delhi.

Azad, who switched from the BJP to the Congress in 2019, was once reported to be disillusioned with the Congress management, particularly Rahul Gandhi. Consistent with assets, Azad believes that the one chief who can provide ambitious problem to the Narendra Modi-led BJP is Banerjee.

In the meantime, Varma joined TMC, pronouncing it was once the will of the hour to paintings for strengthening the Opposition. Varma, in conjunction with Prashant Kishor, was once expelled from the JD(U) closing 12 months after the 2 stepped up assaults on its alliance spouse BJP over the Citizenship Modification Act (CAA). However, Tanwar had left the Congress forward of the 2019 Meeting polls after a sour political combat with former Haryana Leader Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

In September, former Union Minister of State and BJP MP Babul Supriyo, who was once got rid of as a part of a big rejig within the Narendra Modi Council of Ministers in July, joined TMC. He admitted that he was once disenchanted at what had took place in spite of his “laborious paintings and just right paintings”.

Previous in June, former BJP nationwide vice-president Mukul Roy, in conjunction with his son and previous MLA Subhrangshu, had returned to the TMC. A number of native leaders and a handful of MLAs from BJP had converted to the TMC publish the thumping victory of the Mamata Banerjee-led party within the Meeting elections.

Goa seems to be probably the most key focal point space for TMC. Forward of Meeting elections, the coastal state is witnessing a number of leaders becoming a member of Banerjee’s workforce prior to now months with former Goa Leader Minister and veteran Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro main the flock. Consistent with TMC assets, in conjunction with Faleiro, 9 different leaders — Lavoo Mamledar, Yatish Naik, Vijay Vasudev Poi, Mario Pinto De Santana, Anand Naik, Rabindranath Faleiro, Shivdas Sonu Naik, Rajendra Shivaji Kakodkar and Antonio Monteiro Clovis Da Costa had joined the party.

Whilst becoming a member of TMC, Faleiro had stated, “I’m becoming a member of TMC to defeat BJP. Goa is struggling underneath BJP and is in an overly dangerous form. Goa wishes Didi (Mamata Banerjee). We asked her to come back to Goa and give a boost to Goans to give protection to their tradition and heritage.”

Tennis veteran Leander Paes had joined the TMC in October in presence of Banerjee in Goa. Actor and activist Nafisa Ali additionally joined the Trinamool Congress on the similar tournament in Goa. “Satisfied to tell that Leander Paes joins TMC. I’m too glad. He’s my more youthful brother. I do know him since I used to be the adolescence minister and he was once very very younger,” Banerjee had stated whilst inducting the tennis big name.

In the meantime, Goa Ahead Party (GFP) won a jolt on Sunday after its operating president Kiran Kandolkar, 2d simplest to party leader Vijai Sardesai, joined TMC hours after he tendered his resignation from GFP.

The TMC, newest entrant within the contest for Goa Meeting elections, inducted Kandolkar, his spouse Kavita Kandolkar and 40 others, together with sarpanches of 5 villages from Meeting constituencies of Tivim and Aldona in North Goa.

In Uttar Pradesh, two senior Congress leaders had joined TMC in October. The 2 leaders, Rajeshpati Tripathi and Lalitpati Tripathi, stated they’d elevate at the combat to oust the BJP from energy in UP and the Centre underneath the management of Banerjee. Rajeshpati Tripathi is an ex-MLC whilst Laliteshpati Tripathi is former UP Congress vice-president and an ex-MLA. Rajeshpati and Laliteshpati are the grandson and the great-grandson of former UP leader minister Kamalapati Tripathi, respectively.

In Tripura, round 30 Congress and BJP leaders, together with Tripura Formative years Congress’ former operating president Santanu Saha, had joined the TMC in August.