The former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majeed Memon joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in New Delhi in the presence of senior party leaders Derek O'Brien and Saugata Roy.
Majeed Memon, a former Rajya Sabha member, had cited "personal reasons" for quitting the NCP of Sharad Pawar. Reports suggested he was upset at not being given another Rajya Sabha term.
The TMC leaders also held a press conference to announce that Memon had joined the party. In an official update by the All India Trinamool Congress, the party said, “Shri Majeed Memon joined the Trinamool Congress family in New Delhi today, in the presence of Shri Saugata Roy and Shri Derek O'Brien.”
Soon after joining the party, Memon described Mamata Banerjee as a "tigress". I joined the Trinamool Congress to protect democracy and the ethos of the country, Memon told reporters.