IllustrativeFormer TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy join BJP
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Three former Rajya Sabha members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata. The former MPs who made the switch are Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik, and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy. The move is seen as a setback for TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, with the BJP defending its decision to induct the former TMC members.
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