WB couple, who shared lunch and took selfies with Amit Shah join Trinamool Congress

The couple from northern Bangal's Naxalbari district who shared lunch with BJP President Amit Shah in their hut last week have now joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

Reported first in NDTV, Geeta and Raju Mahali were welcomed into the TMC partyfold by state tourism minister Gautam Deb.

The report added that the BJP alleged that the couple had been kidnapped - a claim that was denied both by Deb and the couple.

"I was inspired by the developmental work of Mamata Banerjee and that is why we have joined the TMC. Nobody has forced us to join the party," Geeta Mahali later said.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said, "We had reports that they were being threatened by TMC goons. They had been missing for the last two days. We also filed an FIR after they they had gone missing. They were kidnapped by the TMC and forced to join the party. We condemn such act." 

Shah had visited West Bengal last month where he stopped at the Mahali's resident in Naxalbari. They served him an all-vegetarian meal on a leaf and Geeta took selfies with the BJP president.