Former RS MP Chandan Mitra quits BJP, likely to join TMC

Amid the news of BJP’s former Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra submitting his resignation to BJP national president Amit Shah, now there is a buzz in the political corners that Mitra will be joining Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress on July 21, the Martyr’s day. Trinamool Congress organises annual mega rally to commemorate the 1993 Kolkata firing on this day.