The question does not even arise,” exclaims Mala Roy when I ask her if she will switch party should the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) approach her with an offer. I am meeting Roy a day after two Trinamul MLAs and 60 councillors have defected to the BJP. Dressed neatly in a cream silk with kantha work, Roy is calmly but hurriedly going through a file. “Party workers koi... Where are their party workers? The Trinamul MLAs might have left but that is not going to affect the stability of the Vidhan Sabha.

Source: The Telegraph June 01, 2019 23:37 UTC