Former president of Tripura unit of Trinamool Congress (TMC), Surajit Datta today joined the BJP in presence of party general secretary Ram Madhav and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Datta said he joined the BJP to make a strong anti- CPI-M movement in Tripura.
"I have confidence that the present leadership would build up a strong anti-CPI-M movement in the state," he told reporters.
Datta had recently resigned from TMC.
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