Former BJP MLA Arun Chandra Bhowmik joined Congress party on Wednesday.

Bhowmik was welcomed by AICC-in- charge of Tripura, Girish Chodankar at an election rally held in Agartala today.

Senior leaders of the party including MLA Sudip Roy Barman, PCC Chief Asish Kumar Saha, and AICC secretary Szaritha Laitphlang were present.

Earlier The Tripura unit of BJP on December last year expelled its former MLA Arun Chandra Bhowmik from the party for six years for his alleged involvement in ‘anti-party’ activities.