Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally in Midnapore. Ahead of the switch over, Suvendu Adhikari wrote a long letter to the TMC workers saying a 'deep rot' has set in the party. Adhikari, who had recently resigned from the Trinamool Congress, joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, and state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh .Other TMC rebel leaders -- Sunil Mondal and nine sitting MLAs, including five from Mamata Banerjee's party -- joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah

Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally in Midnapore. Ahead of the switch over, Suvendu Adhikari wrote a long letter to the TMC workers saying a 'deep rot' has set in the party. Adhikari, who had recently resigned from the Trinamool Congress, joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, and state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh .Other TMC rebel leaders -- Sunil Mondal and nine sitting MLAs, including five from Mamata Banerjee's party -- joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah