India News: KOLKATA: The forthcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal are shaping up as a test for the BJP, which is seeking to retain its position as the main .
The forthcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal are shaping up as a test for the BJP, which is seeking to retain its position as the main opposition in the state as the CPI (M) and Congress revive to be its challengers. State BJP leaders said even though the saffron party is much better placed to take on the ruling Trinamool Congress in terms of organisation than it was five years ago, the revival of the Congress-CPI (M) alliance has led to a dip in the right-wing party s share in the opposition vote, which was pocketed entirely by it till the 2021 assembly polls.
Given the enormity of the panchayat elections, it is not just going to be a test of the mass support in the backdrop of canards against us but also a bellwether for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, says Sougata Roy
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