Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday confirmed her marriage to former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) parliamentarian Pinaki Mishra, thanking well-wishers for their love and blessings.

There was speculation about their wedding, which, according to media reports, took place in a private ceremony in Germany.

“Thank you everyone for the love and good wishes!! So grateful,” Ms Moitra said in a post on X, sharing a photograph of the couple cutting a cake.

People congratulated Ms Moitra and Mr Misra on social media. TMC Lok Sabha MP from Jadavpur Saayoni Ghosh took to X to congratulate the couple.

“Congratulations Mm & Pm…Mahua Moitra, Pinaki Misra, wishing you a lifetime of love and laughter!” Some TMC and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs who were contacted said they were not aware of the details.

While Ms Moitra publicly acknowledged the marriage on social media, PTI could not independently verify details of the ceremony, though a photograph of the couple together has surfaced online and is being widely shared.

Ms Moitra, 50, a former investment banker-turned-politician, is currently serving her second consecutive term as Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar in West Bengal.

She began her political career with the Indian Youth Congress before joining the TMC in 2010. She was earlier married to Danish financier Lars Brorson.