Amit Shah calls for key BJP meet to discuss strategy for upcoming West Bengal elections

Union Home Minister and former BJP President Amit Shah will chair a crucial party meeting in Delhi to discuss strategy ahead for West Bengal assembly elections. Newly inducted leaders - Suvendu Adhikari and Rajib Banerjee who jumped ship from TMC to BJP will be a part of meeting. Meanwhile, Suvendu Adhikari arrived in Delhi on Tuesday to participate in core leaders' meeting.

Rajib Banerjee on Sunday claimed that re are many leaders from TMC who want to join BJP while alleging that TMC-led government is stopping people in state to join BJP by harassing m using police. Rajib Banerjee along with TMC's Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal and Rathin Chakraborti came to Delhi on Saturday along with BJP's Mukul Roy, and Kailash Vijayvargiya to join BJP.

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TMC leaders switch allegiance to BJP

Mamata Banerjee-led party recently witnessed exit of its heavyweight leader Suvendu Adhikari along with six MLAs, one MP, and 16 or grassroots leaders, who joined BJP and have w been fielded in saffron party's political campaign. Later, Adhikari's two brors too joined BJP, while his far was removed from his post in TMC. Also as Sports Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla has 'retired' from politics, Rajib Banerjee joined BJP in last week along with or TMC leaders.

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Situation ahead of assembly elections

situation in run-up to West Bengal election gets intense by day with political mudslinging, violence and claims of defeating each or by heavy margins. West Bengal, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holds fort with 222 seats, will go to polls in April-May 2021.  BJP has exuded confidence that it will cross 200 seat mark, however, TMC via its poll strategist Prashant Kishore has contended that BJP will t cross double digits.

Mamata Banerjee and her ex confidante Suvendu Adhikari, who switched allegiance to BJP, are most likely to battle it out for Nandigram constituency. While Mamata Banerjee anunced to contest elections from Nandigram which is a stronghold of Suvendu Adhikari, latter has vowed to defeat her with at least 50,000 votes or else he will quit politics. Adhikari has gone to say on record that he has taken responsibility of defeating Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram regardless of who contests constituency from BJP.

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