New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Another West Bengal MLA has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls which is witnessing a tough battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP.

Santipur MLA Arindam Bhattacharya on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior party leaders like Kailash Vijayvargiya here.

Bhattacharya is a MLA from Nadia's Santipur constituency.

"Shri Arindam Bhattacharya joins BJP in presence of senior BJP leaders at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. #JoinBJP," BJP tweeted.

Bhattacharya had won the 2016 Assembly polls by contesting for the Congress but then shifted to the TMC later.

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