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Guwahati : Trinamool Congress (TMC) has faced another set back after its Tripura unit vice president along with 500 leaders and members on Saturday had joined BJP ahead of assembly poll in the north eastern Indian state to be held next year.
The founder chairman of TMC in Tripura and present vice president Arun Chandra Bhowmik along with 500 leaders and members had joined the saffron party during a mass rally held at Belonia in South Tripura on Saturday.
Apart from the TMC leaders and followers, 200 members and supporters of ruling CPI (M) and over 45 Congress members also joined BJP at the same rally in presence of BJP's Tripura unit president Biplab Kumar Deb.
After joining the saffron party, lawyer Arun Chandra Bhowmik said that, only BJP can oust the ruling CPI (M) from power in next assembly poll in the state.
Criticising West Bengal Cheif Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Benerjee, Bhowmik said that, while BJP is serious to oust left front of Tripura, there is no chance of TMC as the party doing politics led by Mamata in Tripura.
'We don't like this type of TMC politics. Mamata has not given time for Tripura,'Â Bhowmik said.
On the other hand, BJP's Tripura unit president Biplab Kumar Deb said that, his party will field their candidates in all 60 assembly constituencies.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
