Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and Prakash Chik Baraik, all former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on July 9, 2026, at the party's Salt Lake office in Kolkata. The inductions occurred after the leaders resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quit the TMC following the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections. Samik Bhattacharya, BJP state president, welcomed the three with party flags.