On 2024-03-14, Arjun Singh, a disgruntled leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Member of Parliament (MP) from Barrackpore, announced his return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a Lok Sabha ticket by the TMC. He claimed that another top TMC leader would join the BJP along with him. The following day, both Arjun Singh and Tamluk MP Dibyendu Adhikari joined the BJP at the party headquarters in Delhi. The BJP held a press conference on 2024-03-15 addressing the Sandeshkhali incident, which Dibyendu Adhikari highlighted as a significant reason for his joining the BJP, stating, "It is a good day for me as I am joining the BJP family today...What happened in Sandeshkhali, especially against women, is not an issue of Bengal alone but that of the entire country." Arjun Singh, after rejoining the BJP, reflected on his decision to distance himself from the party in 2021 due to post-poll violence, stating, "I became an MP in 2019 (from BJP) and in 2021...after post-poll violence, I had to keep my distance from the BJP to save the party workers."
VIDEO | Here’s what TMC spokesperson Shantanu Sen said on Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari joining BJP. “Arjun Singh was a BJP MP before joining TMC, and now he went back to join them, what's the big deal in this? Coming to Dibyendu, he was married to TMC but had an… https://t.co/lO10BRjyBn
#WATCH | After rejoining the BJP, Arjun Singh says, "I became an MP in 2019 (from BJP) and in 2021...after post-poll violence, I had to keep my distance from the BJP to save the party workers. They were being murdered...I saw that the TMC government wants to just stay in power… https://t.co/NqfL9V0d75 https://t.co/GV1iT9m0kx
TMC leader and Tamluk MP Dibyendu Adhikari joins BJP at party headquarters in Delhi
#WATCH | After joining the BJP, Dibyendu Adhikari says, "It is a good day for me as I am joining the BJP family today...What happened in Sandeshkhali, especially against women, is not an issue of Bengal alone but that of the entire country. BJP reached the victims first, no other… https://t.co/Xl55tJWe1K https://t.co/6hwLjAoV29
TMC MPs Shri Arjun Singh and Shri Dibyendu Adhikari #JoinBJP at party headquarters in New Delhi. https://t.co/uD8A1Nhemt
Disgruntled Trinamool Congress leader and Barrackpur MP Arjun Singh joins BJP at party headquarters in Delhi
Shri Arjun Singh, MP from Barrackpore along with other leaders, joins BJP at party headquarters. https://t.co/mIXcOdX1RI
#WATCH | BJP addresses press conference on #Sandeshkhali incident https://t.co/nBpSs9i8Po
Another 'top TMC leader' will join BJP along with me: Arjun Singh
Disgruntled TMC leader Arjun Singh says will return to BJP after being denied Lok Sabha ticket