BJP will play role of constructive Opposition in Bengal: Newly-elected MLA Ashok Lahiri
Lahiri, a former chief economic advisor to the Centre, was among the well-known professionals fielded by the BJP.
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KOLKATA: The BJP will play the role of a constructive opposition in West Bengal, said former Finance Commission member Ashok Lahiri, a newly-elected MLA of the party.
Lahiri, a former chief economic advisor to the Centre, was among the well-known professionals fielded by the BJP.
While the others in that list, including columnist Swapan Dasgupta, former deputy Army chief Subrata Saha and strategic analyst Anirban Ganguly, lost their maiden electoral foray, Lahiri who was tipped to be Bengal s finance minister in case the BJP formed a government in the state bested TMC s Shekhar Dasgupta by nearly 14,000 votes from Balurghat.
BJP will play role of constructive opposition in Bengal: Ashok Lahiri
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Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 12:07 PM IST
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Synopsis I have won my battle, but we have lost the larger war . This means we will be sitting in the opposition benches, but I can assure you that we will work as a constructive opposition, Lahiri said.
Lahiri had earlier said that he joined politics to come back and work for his home state and promised to focus on Bengal s education, health and infrastructure.
The BJP will play the role of a constructive opposition in West Bengal, said former Finance Commission member Ashok Lahiri, a newly-elected MLA of the party.
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