Need, an urgent overhaul!

I posted two days ago saying that the ‘Trojan horses are snaring.’ Trojan, I had meant by the defectors from the TMC, now in the BJP, hoping to continue their powerplay.

The West Bengal State BJP President had convened a meeting yesterday to introspect the dissatisfactory poll results, much lesser than the 200 seats they had earlier hoped. The meeting was announced quite a while ago.

Suvendu Adhikari chose the same day to fly to Delhi and meet the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, the visit of which was unknown to the State leadership. This single act is enough to prove that all is not well within the State BJP party and its equations with the Centre. Suvendu seems to have apprised the Central leaders of corruption in the State BJP and sidelining leaders like Mukul Roy. Roy had strategized the LS 2019 win and engineered the switch over many TMC leaders into the BJP fold. The Prime Minister meeting the State leader assumes great significance and will soon cast its influence on the State BJP party.

The murmurs of money-for-seat from the contestants have been getting louder, not only against the State BJP President but also the State Minder from the Centre, though these are mere allegations until proven. I had also written much before the elections that in the event of a TMC victory, the troubles would only begin for Didi’s party, where their members will constantly be under a watch.

I am certain that unless the types of Dilip Ghosh, Arjun Singh are not reined in, the Central minder replaced, the BJP party may not grow further in West Bengal. The BJP must acquire a responsible and decent face to go on from here to prepare for 2024 against a buoyed Mamata di.

Sampath Kumar

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