Why Mukul Roy’s Return to TMC is a Win for Dilip Ghosh & Abhishek
The QuintWhile Mukul was the first TMC bigwig to go to the BJP, his departure has been differentiated from the mass exodus of TMC leaders right before the election. That apart, Roy had also managed to leverage these talks with the TMC to gain a position as the BJP's national vice president. Adhikari, also a tall TMC leader and minister earlier, joined the BJP in 2020 and soon became the blue-eyed boy of the party's high command. After Suvendu, who defeated Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the just concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, was made Leader of Opposition in the assembly, it seemed like the last straw for Roy in the BJP. Roy joins the TMC just days after Abhishek was promoted as the party's national general secretary - a position Roy once held.