TMC MLA Sonali Guha Joins The BJP

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Sonali Guha has decided to become a part of the BJP. The MLA from Satgachia South 24 Paragnas was one of the TMC members who's name wasn't there in the party's candidate list this time.

“I was always there with Mamata Banerjee. And this is what I get? My name was dropped because I am diabetic. She could have told me at least. May good sense prevail in her,” said Sonali Guha, the former deputy speaker of the state assembly.

West Bengal: Sonali Guha, Trinamool Congress MLA from Satgachia in South 24 Parganas, to join BJP.

— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2021

The TMC had released its list of 291 candidates who would contest in the West Bengal assembly elections. However, several known names were scrapped from the final list. This included veteran MLAs such as  Jatu Lahiri, Rabindranath Bhattacharya, Rafikur Rahaman, etc. Many TMC supporters started protesting against the removal of these MLAs in various parts of the state.

If Mamata didi can leave me so why can't I? I called Mukul Roy and said that I won't contest elections but need a respectable post. He agreed. I will definitely join BJP: TMC MLA Sonali Guha

Her name wasn't included in first list of TMC candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls https://t.co/jKmPVAO81m pic.twitter.com/VS5qW0Rz8R

— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2021

Who is Sonali Guha?

Sonali Guha is a member of the TMC party who has also been a four-time member of the West Bengal legislative assembly. She entered politics at an early age, and was Mamata Banerjee's close aide. She was elected into the assembly for the first time in 2001, and had contested from Satgachhia. Guha then was then re-elected in 2006, 2011 and 2016.