Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, who announced his resignation from West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the Rajya Sabha on February 12, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday weeks before the elections in the state.

Trivedi joined BJP in presence of party president JP Nadda, Union minister Piyush Goyal and BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra at party headquarters in New Delhi.