Dinesh Trivedi to join BJP today; party to address press conference shortly

Dinesh Trivedi, who had resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat in February this year is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The saffron party is also set to hold a press conference on the same today at nearly 12:00 pm. Trivedi had resigned saying he felt suffocated in the party which is "no longer in hands of" its supremo Mamata Banerjee. His resignation came two days after he had endorsed Prime Minister Modi's speech in Lok Sabha in which he called for a key role in the private sector.

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