Kolkata:In yet another blow to the West Bengal unit of BJP,Sabyasachi Dutta from BJP returned back to his old party Trinamool Congress on Thursday. Dutta was the former Trinamool Congress legislatorand the former mayor of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. In 2019, Dutta joined BJP from Trinamool Congress.
On Thursday afternoon, Dutta arrived atthe premises of the West Bengal legislative assembly, went to the room allotted to the state industries & commerce minister and the party's general secretary, Partha Chatterjee from where the latter officially announced the return of Dutta to the party.
After returning to Trinamool Congress, Dutta said that emotional decision prompted him to quit Trinamool Congress and join BJP before and that same emotional quotient has prompted him to come back to Trinamool Congress.
On Thursday, Mamata Banerjee took oath as the newly elected legislator from the Bhabanipur assembly constituency. Sources said that before attending the oath-taking ceremony, she confirmed to her close confidants that she has given nod to Dutta’s return to Trinamool Congress.
The body language of Partha Chatterjee and state transport minister Firhad Hakim clearly said that they are both happy over Dutta’s return.