Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: Sukhendushekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik joined BJP. They became candidates after joining BJP. 3 former Trinamool MPs join BJP to contest Rajya Sabha elections. BJP announces names of 3 candidates from West Bengal for Rajya Sabha by-elections. BJP's candidates for Rajya Sabha by-elections are Sukhendushekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik. 3 former Trinamool MPs join BJP today. Sukhendushekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik joined BJP. By-elections for 3 Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal on July 24. This is the first time that BJP has opened the door to joining after coming to power in West Bengal. "The doors of BJP are closed to those who have looted people's money," said Shamik Bhattacharya. He also said that those who have joined are the exception.
It is worth noting that this afternoon, Sushmita Deb and Sukhendushekhar Roy came to the BJP's Salt Lake party office. Then Prakash Chik Baraik came there. And then the question arises in the expert community that are they going to be BJP's Rajya Sabha candidates this time? Sukhendushekhar Roy met Amit Shah last Monday. Sukhendushekhar Roy and Prakash Chik Baraik had earlier resigned from their Rajya Sabha posts. Incidentally, by-elections to 3 Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal will be held on July 24. This election will be held as a result of the resignations of Sukhendushekhar Roy, Prakash Chik Baraik and Sushmita Deb.
Today, Prosenjit Chatterjee went to meet Shuvendu Adhikari in Nabanna. Then he came out of Nabanna and faced the journalists. He said, "I think the people of West Bengal should believe that no one had any political talk or discussion with me that day or even today. What happened was about us, our industry, the plan for West Bengal, especially the 100th anniversary of Mahanayak Uttam Jethu, which was also discussed. Because Uttam Jethu is not only my emotion, but also the emotion of all Bengalis. I think not only West Bengal, but also the whole of India, we will celebrate Uttam Jethu's 200th anniversary in the same way. All these were discussed."