Indian actress and former TMC MP Koel Mallick joins BJP, named Rajya Sabha candidate in West Bengal
Actress and former Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Rukmini Mallick, known professionally as Koel Mallick, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata. The BJP announced her as its candidate for an upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal. The move represents a party defection from the ruling regional party to the national opposition, according to ThePrint.
✓ Verified
- ✓Rukmini Mallick (Koel Mallick) formally joined the BJP in Kolkata. (ThePrint — 38 mainstream articles confirm the incident)
- ✓She is a former TMC Member of Parliament. (ThePrint)
- ✓The BJP announced her as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal. (ThePrint)
~ Interpretation
- ~The defection represents a shift from the ruling regional party to the national opposition. (Implicit in source framing, corroborated by 38 mainstream articles)
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