The formal joining will be a bonus for BJP ahead of the assembly polls scheduled in the first half of 2018. They would join BJP today during a rally near (Tripura capital Agartala’s) Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan,” Deb told HT on phone. Many TMC members from different parts of the state are also expected to join BJP along with the six TMC legislators, Deb said. The BJP had earlier had set a deadline for nine opposition MLAs (six from Trinamool Congress and three from Congress) to join the party by May 31 without any precondition. Another dissident leader – DC Hrangkhawl was made Trinamool Congress Legislature Party chief.

Source: Hindustan Times August 07, 2017 06:56 UTC