Former BJP Leaders Sudip Barman & Ashish Kumar Join Congress On Feb 8

Former BJP leaders Sudip Kumar Barman and Ashish Kumar Saha joined the opposition Congress on February 8. Notably, on February 7, they resigned from BJP in Tripura, after the BJP removed Barman from the ministry post due to anti-party activities.  Ahead of joining the Congress, two leaders met with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. The developments came ahead of 2023 Tripura Assembly elections.