Port Blair, May 1: In a significant development, the only ward member of the Congress Party in Swaraj Dweep's Ward No. 4 of Govind Nagar Panchayat, Shri Bidhan Mondal has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. This move has made Swaraj Dweep Panchayat Congress-free, said a BJP release.

Bidhan Mondal joined the BJP in the presence of various party members, including Shri M. Vinod, the State Vice President and Prabhari of Swaraj and Shaheed Dweep, Shri Apurba Roy, the District General Secretary of South Andaman District and Zilla Parishad Member, Shri Guru Das, the Mandal President of Swaraj and Shaheed Dweep and Shri Ajit Kumar Roy, the Pradhan of Govind Nagar, along with other district and Mandal office bearers and party workers from Swaraj Dweep.

The event was held under the leadership of Shri Ajoy Bairagi, the State President of the BJP.