Just days after his meeting with BJP MP Locket Chatterjee, TMC MP Sisir Adhikari has said that he will join the saffron party, if his son – Suvendu Adhikari – tells him to do so. The veteran TMC leader has also affirmed that he will ‘support’ his son and be present at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Kanthi on March 20. After Suvendu Adhikari’s exit from the TMC, Sisir Adhikari is also reportedly said to follow his son to the BJP due to his strained relationship with the TMC leadership.
Earlier in the day, former Mamata Banerjee aide Suvendu Adhikari stated that his father will support the BJP in the upcoming West Bengal elections. Highlighting that Sisir Adhikari is a senior leader in the state, Suvendu said that he would also be present at PM Modi’s rally, which the veteran leader has now confirmed.
After his exit from the TMC, Suvendu Adhikari is set to lock horns with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, as both of them will contest from Nandigram constituency, which is the former’s stronghold. The TMC chief has vacated her Bhowanipore seat to contest from Nandigram in the assembly polls which will be held across 8 phases.
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