Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 29: Former tennis star Leander Paes and actress Nafisa Ali have joined the Trinamool Congress just before the 2022 Goa Assembly election. Earlier, activist Mrinalini Deshprabhu also had joined the party.
Trinamool Congress party chief and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed all the three new joiners.
The party led by Mamata Banerjee is projecting itself as a strong contender against the ruling BJP in the state. Party sources said that Banerjee will meet intellectuals, thinkers, professionals, and others in Goa.
At present, Goa Assembly has a strength of 40 members out of which BJP currently has 17 legislators and enjoys the support of legislators from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), and other regional parties. Congress has 15 MLAs in the house.