“The turnout was an indication that there is a possibility of a turnaround in the district where the BJP had surpassed our organisational strength,” he added. Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato of the BJP won the Purulia Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over two lakh votes. The leaders of all three municipalities in the district — Raghunathpur, Purulia town and Jhalda — were asked to get at least 5,000 supporters each. “I was surprised with the turnout near the Victoria school ground, from where the rally started. We were not even sure of getting 50,000, but we got more than one lakh people,” said Nabendu Mahali, a Trinamul general secretary in Purulia.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2019 02:34 UTC