Trinamool Congress MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday joined the BJP, giving a fillip to the saffron party's campaign in West Bengal in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.

Khan, who joined the party at a press conference following a meeting with its president Amit Shah, represents Bishnupur in the Lok Sabha and was earlier a member of the state assembly as well.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and West Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy were present at the event in Delhi as Khan was officially inducted in the BJP.