Suvendu Adhikari extols BJP's development pitch, thunders 'Save West Bengal from nephew'

dressing a huge rally at Chatni in Purbasthali Uttar constituency on Tuesday, ex-MLA Suvendu hikari urged people to vote for BJP in 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls. Hitting out at TMC who described him as a liar, hikari recalled that he fought against Lakshman Seth in 2009 when party was in a dire state. Defending his switch to BJP, former Nandigram legislator claimed that JP Nda-led party fights for common people something which TMC cant do.

Pointing out that BJP h protested against mass murders in Nandigram, he predicted that his party would usher in development in state. Alleging that TMC leers h been caught red-handed with every scam and crime in state, hikari contended that WB needs to be "saved" from Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee. Dismissing tion that he joined BJP for any position, former MLA asserted that his aim is to defeat TMC in Assembly election. 

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Big boost to BJP

While Suvendu hikari h submitted a letter resigning as MLA on December 16, it was t accepted as date was specified. On Monday, West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee accepted his resignation after latter personally deposed before him. hikari, who h resigned from West Bengal Cabinet on vember 27, also resigned from primary membership of Mamata Banerjee-led party.  

At present, his bror Dibyendu hikari and far Sisir hikari are serving as TMC Members of Parliament in Lok Sabha.  hikari family is believed to have an influence in at least 50 Assembly constituencies. disgruntled TMC leer's move is being perceived as a setback to TMC in run-up to WB Assembly polls.

Apart from hikari, former MLAs Silbhra Dutta, Tapasi Mondal, Ashoke Dinda, Sudip Mukherjee, Saikat Panja, Dipali Biswas, Sukra Munda, Shyamapda Mukherjee, Biswajit Kundu and Banasri Maity and TMC MP Sunil Mondal joined BJP in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in Midnapore on December 19. BJP is looking to make major inros in WB Assembly election due in April-May 2021 buoyed by its win in 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in 2019 General Election. Both Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nda have predicted that party will win more than 200 seats in WB polls. 

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