BJP MLA from Tripura Ashish Das will be joining the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday (October 31).

As per reports, this was informed by Tripura TMC president Ashish Lal Singh to a local media outlet.

"I personally had been in talks with Ashish Das for the past several months. Some hurdles delayed Das' joining the TMC. But everything has now been sorted and he will join us officially on October 31.," he said.

"Ashish Das is a very good leader and has the support of the people of Tripura. In fact, he was the first BJP leader who openly criticised the Biplab Deb-led BJP government in the state over misrule," the Tripura TMC chief added. 

Singh also said that Ashish Das will be given a top position in the state TMC unit after he joins the party.

On Sunday, Das will formally join the TMC at a ceremony in presence of the party's national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee.

It is to mention that Ashish Das, who is a BJP MLA from Surma constituency in Tripura, has been very critical of the BJP government in the state.