'Overconfidence' of many leaders led to BJP's defeat in Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari

BJP's Nandigram MLA Suvendu Adhikari has reasoned that the overconfidence of several party leaders led to the saffron camp's defeat in the West Bengal polls.

BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said the party lost the state assembly elections held earlier this year because several of its leaders became "overconfident". "As we did well in the first two poll phases in these parts of assembly segments, many of our leaders became smug and overconfident. They started believing that the BJP will secure 170-180 seats in the elections, but they did not do the groundwork. This cost us dearly," PTI quoted the Nandigram MLA as saying.