AGARTALA, July 8 (TIWN): With the joining news of former Congress, TMC MLAs in BJP, a number of BJP supporters have joined CPI-M on Saturday.

A well known former BJP leader Nantu Saha has joined CPI-M, with 64 other members at Kamar Pukur in the evening.

Assembly Deputy speaker Pabitra Kar has handed over the party flag to them.

Question raising where is Biplab Deb ? Is he busy with MLAs' joining and to get seat in the Assembly after 2018 ... just as the 'opposition party' ?

Public have termed the beginning of CPI-M's  joining as a threat to BJP's vote banks ahead of Assembly Election-2018.