Baby Chakraborty, KalimNews, December 9, 2024, Hooghly: Former Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghoshal is poised to return to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after receiving a nod from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Ghoshal, who had shifted allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the 2021 assembly elections, met with the Chief Minister at the assembly on Monday to confirm his decision.
Mamata Banerjee expressed her approval, stating, “He has been supporting us for a long time. He was also our MLA for years. I have asked him to start working with us again.” Ghoshal reportedly responded positively, signaling his readiness to rejoin the party.
Ghoshal had contested the 2021 assembly elections as a BJP candidate from Uttarpara but faced a resounding defeat against the TMC. His alignment with the BJP had been increasingly uncertain in recent years, with his absence noticeable in the BJP’s recent Lok Sabha election campaigns. Speculations about his political stance intensified when he was seen with Kalyan Banerjee, TMC’s Serampur Lok Sabha candidate, during the campaign period.
Notably, Ghoshal was part of a high-profile switch to the BJP in 2021, alongside leaders Rajib Banerjee and Rudranil Ghosh, in a move facilitated by a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah. However, Rajib Banerjee has since rejoined the TMC, and now Ghoshal follows suit.
This development marks another significant political realignment in West Bengal, highlighting the dynamic shifts within state politics.