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Why TMC deserters are sparking resentment within the BJP
Why TMC deserters are sparking resentment within the BJP | India Today Insight
The BJP’s main objective is to weaken the TMC, but inducting any and all could prove counter-productive as BJP workers become restive
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UPDATED: January 6, 2021 19:33 IST
Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh greets former state transport minister and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Dec. 26 (ANI)
In the first two weeks of joining the BJP, erstwhile TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari has been playing second fiddle to BJP state President Dilip Ghosh in several rallies across West Bengal. It is a deliberate strategy. Ghosh, who has nursed the BJP for the past five years in the state and aided its growth from two MPs to 18, is unlikely to take kindly to a new entrant from the Trinamool hogging the limelight. Adhikari has accompanied Ghosh in rallies across the state to give an impression of being a comrade and not a competitor to the BJP leader. This
The Bengal unit of the BJP said that Suvendu’s elevation will send a message to other disgruntled TMC leaders, who are miffed with party leadership and are willing to join the BJP.
KOLKATA: Suvendu Adhikari, who joined BJP from Trinamool Congress less than a month ago, is likely to be appointed chairman of the Jute Corporation of India (JCI), by virtue of which he will enjoy the status of a cabinet minister. He was provided Z-category security even before he joined the saffron party.
While the central government has sought his bio-data, sources close to the development said his appointment is likely to happen in January. Before he switched sides, Suvendu had for long been a minister in the West Bengal government.
While Suvendu could not be contacted, Bengal BJP vice-president Raju Banerjee said: It is good news for the state. A lot of farmers are dependent on jute cultivation in Bengal. He will have an important portfolio to work for farmers in the state.