News Update : Setback for Mamata Banerjee: Three former TMC MPs join BJP in Kolkata - TOI NEWS DESK

Three former Trinamool Congress leaders formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata. Their induction follows weeks of growing rebellion and internal turmoil within the TMC party. Sushmita Dev cited political and personal reasons for her departure from the TMC. Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik also resigned from their Rajya Sabha seats. The TMC faces intensified political crisis with reports of more defections fueling speculation. Three former Trinamool Congress leaders formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata. Their induction follows weeks of growing rebellion and internal turmoil within the TMC party. Sushmita Dev cited political and personal reasons for her departure from the TMC. Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik also resigned from their Rajya Sabha seats. The TMC faces intensified political crisis with reports of more defections fueling speculation. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-tmc-rajya-sabha-mps-sushmita-dev-sukhendu-sekhar-ray-prakash-chik-baraik-join-bjp-in-kolkata/articleshow/132287296.cms Date: 2026-07-09T12:52:44.000Z