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KOLKATA: In a jolt to BJP’s north Bengal stronghold, an MLA from Alipurduar of the saffron camp on Sunday defected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Suman Kanjilal, a BJP MLA from the north Bengal constituency, joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress’s nationwide common secretary and nephew of West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee.
With the defection of Kanjilal, BJP’s power within the Meeting has come all the way down to 69 from 77 as 5 different MLAs had joined the ruling TMC previous. Two MPs, who had contested within the 2021 Meeting elections and gained, made up our minds to serve as as representatives within the decrease area of the Parliament.
“As an MLA, I wish to paintings for the typical other folks. I mentioned it with the executive minister. I made up our minds to enroll in the TMC to paintings higher for the folks. I sought after to accomplish extra when I used to be a BJP MLA the usage of the schemes of the Union govt. However I may just now not as a result of many tasks have been stalled via the BJP-led Centre,’’ stated Kanjilal.
Kanjilal’s exchange in political allegiance is alleged to be vital forward of the panchayat elections within the state.
Regardless that the TMC had secured a sweeping victory via bagging 214 seats out of 292 within the 2021 Meeting polls, the birthday party failed to go away a footprint within the Alipurduar district because the BJP secured victory in all 5 seats.
“The individuals who voted for the BJP within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 2021 Meeting polls are disenchanted. They realised there’s no selection political pressure instead of the TMC which is able to be offering just right governance,” stated a senior TMC chief, including that there have been extra surprises looking forward to the BJP in North Bengal.
Within the 2019 common elections, the BJP bagged 18 seats out of 42 in Bengal of which seven have been from north Bengal.
KOLKATA: In a jolt to BJP’s north Bengal stronghold, an MLA from Alipurduar of the saffron camp on Sunday defected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Suman Kanjilal, a BJP MLA from the north Bengal constituency, joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress’s nationwide common secretary and nephew of West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee.
With the defection of Kanjilal, BJP’s power within the Meeting has come all the way down to 69 from 77 as 5 different MLAs had joined the ruling TMC previous. Two MPs, who had contested within the 2021 Meeting elections and gained, made up our minds to serve as as representatives within the decrease area of the Parliament.
“As an MLA, I wish to paintings for the typical other folks. I mentioned it with the executive minister. I made up our minds to enroll in the TMC to paintings higher for the folks. I sought after to accomplish extra when I used to be a BJP MLA the usage of the schemes of the Union govt. However I may just now not as a result of many tasks have been stalled via the BJP-led Centre,’’ stated Kanjilal.
Kanjilal’s exchange in political allegiance is alleged to be vital forward of the panchayat elections within the state.
Regardless that the TMC had secured a sweeping victory via bagging 214 seats out of 292 within the 2021 Meeting polls, the birthday party failed to go away a footprint within the Alipurduar district because the BJP secured victory in all 5 seats.
“The individuals who voted for the BJP within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 2021 Meeting polls are disenchanted. They realised there’s no selection political pressure instead of the TMC which is able to be offering just right governance,” stated a senior TMC chief, including that there have been extra surprises looking forward to the BJP in North Bengal.
Within the 2019 common elections, the BJP bagged 18 seats out of 42 in Bengal of which seven have been from north Bengal.
