How can ruling party harmads (mercenaries) be law into themselves...,” the governor had tweeted on Sunday, after meeting people allegedly attacked by the Trinamul after the poll results. BJP leaders in Delhi, however, claimed the aggressive intervention in Bengal was to protect the party’s vote base and also the newly elected MLAs, alleging attack from the Trinamul members. If we don’t protect them, then they will be compelled to desert the party,” one BJP general secretary said. Party leaders said now that their bid to capture power in Bengal had failed, they were eyeing the next Lok Sabha polls. Party leaders said that given Mamata’s emphatic victory it would be very difficult for the BJP to repeat the Lok Sabha tally from the state.

Source: The Telegraph May 18, 2021 20:03 UTC