Mukul Roy (File Photo) 
National

BJP leader Mukul Roy leaves for TMC Bhavan amid speculation of return to Mamata's party

BJP national vice president Mukul Roy left his home for the Trinamool Congress headquarters here on Friday afternoon amid speculation that he might return to the ruling party in West Bengal.

migrator

Kolkata

Roy, the former second-in-command of the TMC who joined the saffron party in November 2017, has been distancing himself from the BJP for the last several days. 

Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee also left her Kalighat residence, as heightened security measures were noticed at the Trinamool Congress Bhavan off the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass here. 

Asked by reporters where he was going as he left his home, Roy answered "Trinamool Bhavan".

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

Also Read

We won't let you be silenced, DMK tells its virtual warriors

New Collectors for Chennai, Tiruvallur in latest IAS reshuffle by TVK govt

Southwest monsoon may advance further into parts of Tamil Nadu by June 3-4

Seven Dalits injured in attacks by gang in Tenkasi, Tirunelveli districts

D K Shivakumar elected Cong legislature party leader, set to be new Karnataka CM