Kharibari, 16th October: 375 families left other parties and joined BJP in Chakkarmari under the Raniganj-Binnabari Mandal.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista handed over the party flag to the newcomers.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, BJP District Secretary Dilip Baroi, General Secretary Manoranjan Mandal, Anandamoy Mandal, Vice-President Raj Bhattacharya, district Secretary Uttam Sinha, National Council member Ganesh Chandra Debnath, BJP District Morcha President Kanchan Debnath, Kharibari Mandal president Kalyan Kumar Prasad, Raniganj Binnabari Mandal President Bholanath Sindha, Nantu Mandal and many others were present during the programme.