PM Modi with senior Bengal leaders at a rally in Burdwan. (PTI)
NEW DELHI: The BJP is set for a pitched battle in West Bengal with a strong mix of stalwarts some homegrown leaders, some TMC turncoats spearheading the party s campaign to topple the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government.
However, despite having a fair number of heavyweights in its arsenal, the BJP is heading into the high-stakes contest without a chief ministerial face.
There could be many reasons behind this.
The first being that the party lacks a mass leader in West Bengal who can match the appeal and popularity of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.