Assam Leader Sushmita Dev Quits Congress After 3 Decades, Joins TMC

Dev made the announcement in a change in her Twitter bio as well, which now reads "Former Member" of the Congress

Former Congress MP from Assam Sushmita Dev on Monday, 16 August, resigned from the primary membership of the party and joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of party leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien.

Welcoming the leader, TMC wrote on Twitter, "We warmly welcome the former President of All India Mahila Congress to our Trinamool Family!"

We warmly welcome the former President of All India Mahila Congress @sushmitadevinc to our Trinamool family!

Inspired by @MamataOfficial, she joins us today in the presence of our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc & Parliamentary Party Leader, Rajya Sabha, @derekobrienmp. pic.twitter.com/JXyMJLIf52

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) August 16, 2021