Mamata Banerjee's announcement has astonished the Congress party and other opposition leaders when they are working hard to gain momentum to defeat the Modi-led BJP regime.
As Moitra's expulsion has come months ahead of the 2024 general elections, it also has fueled the allegations against the BJP over its clampdown on the dissenters.
Initially, he was with TMC and then, he joined BJP. Years later, he quit BJP and joined TMC again and now, he has apparently expressed his desire to join BJP for the second time.
While Dhankhar, the former Governor of West Bengal, was the candidate of the ruling coalition, the opposition parties jointly fielded Margaret Alva as their candidate.
The report has also highlighted that the donations from corporates to the national parties had increased by 109 per cent between the financial year 2017-18 and 2018-19.
In his tribute note, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, "Shri Chandan Mitra Ji will be remembered for his intellect and insights. He distinguished himself in the world of media as well as politics."
Arun Chandra Bhowmik has defended his remarks and claimed that he had used the Taliban as an example to justify how the party should counter the TMC seriously.
