Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, who was once considered to be a close aide of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, has described his former party — Trinamool Congress (TMC) — as a 'private limited company'.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in an exclusive conversation with India TV criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee saying when a political party becomes a 'company' and left to inexperienced people like Abhishek, one has to part ways.
In his second public meeting at Nandigram since joining the BJP, Suvendu Adhikari on Friday proved that he might not have been the supremo when in the TMC, but that he always was and still is the prime political figure in Nandigram.
The Mamata government had recently removed Soumendu from the administrator's post at the civic body. The move was decribed as 'vindictive' by Suvendu.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said his disgruntled brother and TMC leader Soumendu -- recently removed from the post of administrator at Contai Municipality -- will join the saffron camp along with a host of other activists from the state's ruling party.
Suvendu Adhikari hold a mega roadshow in North 24 Parganas days back. There was a muge crowd in support of the rebel TMC leader. This could be enough to show Mamata that BJP is all set to give a tough fight to TMC in West Bengal.
The political battle is raging between the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. The situation has come to such a pass that this battle is now became a battle of prestige for both BJP and TMC.
Bharatiya Janata Party's new entrant Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday lashed out at Mamata Banerjee and said that he was "ashamed" of having associated with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for so long in his career.
Leading a mammoth roadshow in his home ground Kanthi, Adhikari also announced that he will address a rally in Nandigram on January 8, a day after a similar programme is likely to be held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
In the biggest exodus from the Trinamool Congress in a single day, party heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari and 34 other leaders including five MLAs andan MP switched over to the BJP in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, setting of churnings as several disgruntled functionaries rallied behind him.
Taunting West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari, who recently resigned from the party and joined BJP in presence of Amit Shah in Bengal on Saturday, wrote an open letter to Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers asking them to join hands and start a new beginning.
West Bengal political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari along with nine MLAs of different parties and a TMC MP joined the BJP at Home Minister AmitShah's rally in Midnapore on Saturday, ending weeks of speculations.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday vowed to oust the Mamata Banerjee regime in the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, exuding confidence that his new party will form the next government.
The Trinamool Congress has witnessed a series of exits in the last couple of days. MLAs Silbhadra Dutta, Jitendra Tiwari also quit the party following Adhikari's resignation.
Suvendu Adhikari had resigned from the primary membership of the TMC, intensifying speculations that he might switch over to the BJP later this week.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appears to be struggling to keep her flock together ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections. Hours after her former close aide Suvendu Adhikari formally resigned from the party, another MLA Jitendra Tiwari qui
Talking to reporters in Asansol after announcing his decision, Jitendra Tiwari described Suvendu Adhikari as the most popular leader of TMC after Mamata Banerjee.
Suvendu Adhikari had on Wednesday resigned as an MLA from the Legislative Assembly. He had resigned from the state cabinet last month.
A day after Trinamool Congress heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari resigned as an MLA, sources told India TV that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Adhikari will join the saffron party when Union minister Amit Shah visits the poll-bound state.
Suvendu Adhikari, who was once considered a close aide of Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, is likely to reach Delhi on Thursday to meet BJP leadership, including Amit Shah.
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