BJP a gas balloon: Mamata

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the BJP calling it "a gas balloon alive only in the media" and a "washing machine" for those with illgotten money. She said those who have quit TMC and joined BJP have done so to secure the money they have accumulated. Banerjee said she had already decided not to give them tickets in the coming assembly elections had they stayed on in TMC.