"They have abolished their earlier identities and merged with BJP and accepted the party's ideology. We have welcomed them to our family. The former TPGC president joined us with 6000 workers and leaders of the party", Tripura state BJP president Sudhindra Dasgupta told reporters.
Bhowmick was the Chief Whip of opposition Congress in the state legislative assembly from 2008 to 2013.
Another Congress leader Arun Kanti Bhowmik, and a former IAS officer Bijoy Debbarma also joined the BJP in a small function organized by BJP here in presence of a central BJP leader Ramlalji, Dasgupta said.
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