Former TMC General Secretary Shanku Deb Panda joins BJP

Former Trinamool Congress General Secretary Shanku Deb Panda joined the BJP on Monday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Further, actor Biswajit Chatterjee also joined the BJP. Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said, "Political leaders change parties like football players. This is a tradition in India during the election season."