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Shekhawat is the BJP’s in-charge of five Lok Sabha constituencies comprising 35 assembly seats for the upcoming assembly election in West Bengal.
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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders are making a beeline to join the BJP in West Bengal, said Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. While several high-profile leaders from the ruling party have already switched sides, many more are willing to do so, he said.
“If BJP decides to open its gates for the TMC, the Mamata government would be in minority the next day. There is a flood of leaders who want to join the BJP,” Shekhawat told ET.
Ahead of PM s visit, BJP chief Nadda to launch rath yatra in Bengal
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BJP leaders say the rath yatras will help in increasing the visibility of the party in the state, particularly in remote villages.
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NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Haldia in West Bengal on February 7, BJP president JP Nadda will roll out a rath yatra from Nabadwip, the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on February 6.
The BJP has politically divided Bengal into five organisational zones - North Bengal, Rarh Banga (South Western Districts), Nabadwip, Medinipur and Kolkata, and each zone will have a rath that will touch every assembly constituency, people aware of the matter told ET.
3 arrested in connection with BJP worker s death during clashes in West Bengal s North 24 Parganas
3 arrested in connection with BJP worker s death during clashes in West Bengal s North 24 Parganas
Three people were arrested in connection with the death of a BJP worker in West Bengal s North 24 Paragana district. The BJP alleged that the deceased party worker, Saikat Bhawal, was taking part in a Griha Sampark Abhiyan programme on Saturday when he was killed by TMC goons.
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[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] BJP workers burning an effigy of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Patna on Friday (Photo Credits: PTI)
Three people were arrested in connection with the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in West Bengal s North 24 Paragana district. At least one BJP worker was killed and several others were injured during clashes at Halishahar in West Bengal s North 24 Paragana district on Saturday.
State BJP president and Medinipur MP Dilip Ghosh posted on Twitter: “The brutal death of Saikat Bhawal… is a sign of how bloody the upcoming Bengal Assembly elections are going to be. …The BJP worker was publicly beaten to death by TMC thugs. Eight others were seriously injured.”
The TMC refuted the allegations. Trinamool MLA Partha Bhowmick said: “Any death is unfortunate. I would like the police to investigate and find the culprits. Having said that, it is also true that this murder is a fallout of the BJP’s infighting. Their party has two lobbies in the area, and these groups have old disputes.”