Kolkata, July 9 -- Shortly after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MPs, Sushmita Dev and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, cited trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision as a reason to join the BJP.

The leaders were inducted into the party at the state headquarters in the presence of West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya and other senior leaders on Thursday.

Speaking to ANI after joining the BJP, Sushmita Dev lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cited the "double-engine" government model as the reason for her transition.

"As I have said before, the work accomplished under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both in the country and in states with 'double-engine' go...