Empty Chairs In BJP Rallies: Has The Party Lost Momentum In Bengal?
BJP rallies in West Bengal are witnessing a poor turnout at a time when BJP is also struggling to contain internal dissent over the distribution of tickets.
Empty chairs at a BJP rally in West Bengal Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2021-03-17T19:19:09+05:30 Empty Chairs In BJP Rallies: Has The Party Lost Momentum In Bengal? outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T22:41:39+05:30
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Anandabazar Patrika, the highest-circulated Bengali daily, on Wednesday, splashed four photos in a page showing empty chairs during rallies addressed by national-level BJP leaders.
Empty chairs have, indeed, turned into a talk of the town in poll-bound West Bengal, with political observers asking if the BJP, which hopes to topple the Mamata Banerjee regime, has lost the momentum it was enjoying.
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Sujata Mondal (C), wife of BJP MP Saumitra Khan, holds the Trinamool Congress party flag after joining TMC in the presence of party MP Sougata Roy(R) and leader Kunal Ghosh, in Kolkata, Monday, December 21, 2020. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: In a new twist to Bengalâs rapidly developing political changes, Bharatiya Janata Partyâs Bishnupur MP and youth wing chief Saumitra Khanâs wife joined Mamata Banerjeeâs party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Monday afternoon.