New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday met former Trinamool Congress MPs at Banga Bhawan in Delhi amid heightened political activity in the state.

Adhikari left Banga Bhawan after the meeting, while BJP leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, who was also present, described his visit as a "courtesy call".

"It was a courtesy call; I only came to see him," Roy said.

The meeting comes amid a major political churn in West Bengal, following the reported exit of 20 TMC Lok Sabha MPs and their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and extending support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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