West Bengal BJP wants Left parties in its ‘ mahajyot’ to defeat Trinamool Congress
The Hindu
Over the past few weeks, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has created a buzz in the political circles of the State by his attempts to bring all Opposition parties on one platform against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Over the past few weeks, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has created a buzz in the political circles of the State by his attempts to bring all Opposition parties on one platform against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
What has stood out in the Leader of Opposition’s call for “people’s mahajyot (grand alliance)” and “No vote to Trinamool” is Mr. Adhikari’s repeatedly reaching out to the Left parties. Earlier this week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader showered praise on Left Front chairperson and Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biman Bose. The BJP leader appreciated the frugal lifestyle of the veteran leader and said that such simplicity is missing in politics these days.
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“Those against the Trinamool Congress need to join the ‘ mahajyot’ keeping their respective ideologies intact. There will be only two camps in the battle ahead, one Trinamool and one against the Trinamool,” the BJP leader said on March 24.
The Nandigram MLA has also stressed that all Opposition parties should ensure that there should be “no vote for Trinamool”. The 2021 Assembly polls in West Bengal saw several civil rights groups and farmers group giving the call of “No vote for BJP”, a move that severely affected the prospects of the saffron party.
Mr. Adhikari’s recent utterances come after the Sagardighi Assembly polls where Left Front supported Congress candidate trumped the Trinamool nominee in a constituency with 65% minority support base. While the BJP did put up a candidate at the by polls yet the “strategic support” of the party was acknowledged by none other than State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
The Sagardighi bypoll provided the Opposition in West Bengal an example on how a united Opposition can defeat the Trinamool. State’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had described the alliance as an “immoral” alliance.
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