West Bengal Assembly elections | Protests in Bengal BJP over candidates
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Party leaders dismiss it as isolated incidents and teething problems
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Angry voices: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Arjun Singh (right) talks with party workers protesting against party national vice-president Mukul Roy over selection of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls, outside BJP election office in Kolkata on March 15, 2021.
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Party leaders dismiss it as isolated incidents and teething problems
Protests erupted at several places in West Bengal including in front of the State BJP office at Hastings in Kolkata.
Supporters of the party held protests for hours at Hastings demanding change of candidates in many seats. They were upset with the candidates at Panchala, Udaynarayanpur and Raidighi Assembly seats. Senior leaders like Mukul Roy, MP Arjun Singh and Shivprakash had to face the protesters who broke barricades and also in