Sushmita Dev has resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Rajya Sabha, and is reportedly set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Several former TMC members, including Dev, have joined the BJP and may contest upcoming Rajya Sabha bypolls. Bypolls for three West Bengal Rajya Sabha seats, which were vacated by former TMC members, are scheduled to take place, with the BJP seen as likely to win the seats.