- West Bengal Forest Minister and confidante of Mamata Banerjee, Rajib Banerjee quit the state cabinet.
- Banerjee had been skipping cabinet meetings for a long time and had expressed his dissent over the functioning of the party.
- Earlier Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari and former cricketer and Minister of State for Sports Laxmiratan Shukla had resigned from the government and party posts
- While there is no formal announcement, Mr Banerjee is widely expected to join the BJP on January 31, when one of the party's top leaders, Home Minister Amit Shah, is scheduled to address a rally in Howrah.