Mukutmani Adhikari, BJP MLA from Ranaghat South joined Trinamul Congress this afternoon.
He met Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the party and joined Trinamul Congress.
Asked whether he had joined Trinamul as he was not given ticket for Ranaghat Lok Sabha seat, he said he felt that he would not be able to work while remaining in the BJP.
Meanwhile, some groups with vested interests had circulated a news that seven councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation and three councillors of Haldia Municipality along with an MP from Trinamul would join the BJP. However, Trinamul leaders said the news was baseless.