Agartala, Feb 02, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Feb 02: Former minister Prakash Das among 18 leaders and Congress and TMC voters from 2299 families joined Bharatiya Janata Party giving the party a major boost ahead of the assembly polls.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, BJP state president Rajib Bhattacharjee and party’s state general secretary Papiya Dutta welcomed the leaders during a joining programme at election office in Agartala on Thursday.

Dr. Saha said, the joining of the 18 leaders and around 2300 families would definitely strengthen the organization.

According to sources, Subal Bhowmik, who recently joined BJP from Trinamool Congress, led the joining drive. He was also present in the joining programme.