The three MLAs who joined the BJP on Tuesday are the TMC's Shubhranshu Roy (Bijpur), and Tushar Kanti Bhattacharjee (Bishnupur) and the CPI(M)'s Debendra Nath Roy (Hemtabad).
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of the party president saying that Rahul Gandhi is the best person to pull the Congress out of its predicament following the setback in the Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul Gandhi is still adamant on resigning from the party president post and to further discuss the issue another meeting of the CWC has been reportedly called, later in the week.
The nation has ousted Rahul Gandhi. With the thumping victory of PM Modi and Rahul's Congress being reduced to a paltry 52 seats, the country has given a strong message.