Day after Delhi trip caused a stir with his son even filing a missing complaint, Mukul Roy said he was 'always with BJP'. He had quit BJP & returned to TMC after 2021 assembly polls.
After filing missing complaint Monday night, Subrangshu Roy claims he learnt from media that his father was heading to Delhi. Adds that Roy is unwell unwell & suffers from dementia.
Led by Suvendu Adhikari, the eight MLAs, later visited Raj Bhavan to apprise Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of the 'blatant violation of democratic norms by the ruling party'.
BJP submitted a petition to state assembly speaker demanding disqualification of Roy under the anti-defection law since he was yet to resign from the party before switching sides.
Roy had last week rejoined West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC along with his son Subhrangshu in Kolkata, after he initially quit TMC and had joined BJP in 2017.
Ghosh said he was not sure if BJP would lose anything from Roy's decision, given that he was 'unsure whether we gained anything' from his entry 3 and half years ago.
The BJP is banking on non-Bengali votes in more than 30 constituencies across Asansol, Durgapur, North 24 Parganas, Kharagpur, Howrah and some parts surrounding Kolkata.
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