Overview
- She formally rejoined the Congress at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, with Jairam Ramesh, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, state chief Shubhankar Sarkar, and cousin MP Isha Khan Chowdhury in attendance.
- Noor said she has submitted her resignation to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and will hand in her Rajya Sabha resignation on Monday, with her Upper House term set to end in April.
- She cited commitment to Congress ideals and Malda’s faith in the party, saying Bengal needs change and that she has returned without conditions.
- Reporting attributes her decision to dissatisfaction within TMC over being denied district leadership and a core committee role, a shift seen as strengthening Congress in Malda.
- Party and media assessments say she is likely to contest from Malda/Sujapur in the state polls, while the BJP’s Amit Malviya claimed her exit signals erosion of Muslim support for Mamata Banerjee.