Kolkata, April 7 -- In the run-up to the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, political realignments continue across the state, with several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and workers from Canning in the South 24 Parganas district, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.
The induction took place at the BJP's Salt Lake office in the presence of Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The new entrants included TMC block and zonal presidents, panchayat chiefs, and other grassroots-level functionaries, along with a sizeable number of supporters.
Addressing the gathering, Adhikari described the defectors as "clean" or "untainted" leaders, a remark that has drawn attention in political circles.
Explaining the choice of words,...