Former TMC leader Mukul Roy joins in BJP

New Delhi, Nov 3: The Former Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Friday.

He joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya.

Minister Prasad said that while welcoming Roy in the party,"Happy to inform that Mukul Roy is joining BJP, we welcome him. His experience will benefit us surely I believe".

Meanwhile, Roy said, it is his privilege to work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"Today I have joined the BJP and it's my proud privilege to work under Prime Minister Modi," Roy said.

Roy had last month quit TMC and resigned from Rajya Sabha membership.