Rumble of dissents in Bengal BJP
- 3 years ago
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) takes pride in being a cadre-based political organisation. Analysts credit this cadre-base and inherent discipline behind fewer instances of exodus from the BJP to other parties. However, reports from West Bengal suggest that the situation could be different here.
A reverse Operation Kamal is on the anvil in West Bengal. Several BJP leaders who crossed over from the TMC ahead of the assembly election are reaching out to the West Bengal Chief Minister or anyone close to her seeking rehabilitation, almost unconditionally.
Among the big names speculated to be planning their ghar-wapasi is Mukul Roy, the vice-president of the BJP. He had joined the BJP in 2017 and was made the party’s vice-president within a very short time as the leadership eyed favourable returns in the West Bengal Assembly election.
Mukul Roy was joined by Bengal BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya and another heavyweight leader, Rajib Banerjee. Like Mukul Roy, Shamik Bhattacharya and Rajib Banerjee had joined the BJP crossing over from the TMC.
A reverse Operation Kamal is on the anvil in West Bengal. Several BJP leaders who crossed over from the TMC ahead of the assembly election are reaching out to the West Bengal Chief Minister or anyone close to her seeking rehabilitation, almost unconditionally.
Among the big names speculated to be planning their ghar-wapasi is Mukul Roy, the vice-president of the BJP. He had joined the BJP in 2017 and was made the party’s vice-president within a very short time as the leadership eyed favourable returns in the West Bengal Assembly election.
Mukul Roy was joined by Bengal BJP spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya and another heavyweight leader, Rajib Banerjee. Like Mukul Roy, Shamik Bhattacharya and Rajib Banerjee had joined the BJP crossing over from the TMC.