May 18, 2024

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Lesson from TMC exit: A sitting minister switches events solely when he’s positive that his get together goes to lose

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As the exodus from the TMC continues to be on the upswing, the truth that even sitting Ministers are resigning will certainly be conserving West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee up at nights. After Suvendhu Adhikari, even Rajib Banerjee, the ex-Transport Minister of West Bengal converted to the BJP. The latest developments might solely sign one factor – an emphatic victory for the BJP within the upcoming Assembly elections as historical past is a witness to the truth that sitting ministers solely change events when they’re positive that the incumbent Mamata authorities goes to lose energy.After weeks of expressing his disgruntlement towards a piece of TMC leaders, Rajib Banerjee lastly took the plunge by becoming a member of the BJP. He was joined by a string of TMC legislators and leaders.The defection of a pacesetter is comprehensible, of a legislator might be put to larger ambitions and the will to be a Minister, nevertheless, the defection of a sitting Minister solely signifies that TMC is resigned to a heavy defeat. In the previous few weeks, TMC has witnessed two of its Ministers and heavyweights – Suvendhu Adhikari and Rajib Banerjee change over to the BJP with probably many extra within the pipeline. Such is the charisma of Adhikari and Banerjee that each have attracted a battery of TMC leaders into the BJP.Moreover, the saffron wave in Bengal is even turning some senior TMC leaders towards Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, who’s believed to be the successor to the CM Chair of Bengal. Though lots of the TMC leaders don’t consider the very fact, but BJP gaining reputation within the state is making certain a divide within the incumbent authorities. In his assertion, Union Minister Amit Shah had not too long ago focused Mamata for sidelining different TMC leaders. He mentioned, “I have told Rajib Banerjee that the BJP will form a majority government in Bengal. I promise to eradicate Trinamool Congress government in Bengal. There is no agenda in the Mamata Banerjee-led government but to make her nephew the next chief minister.”The BJP shocked everybody by profitable 18 seats and cornering a 40.64% vote share within the Lok Sabha Elections of 2019 and if one extrapolates the information, it could quantity to 128 seats within the West Bengal Assembly of 294 seats.The significance of TMC leaders like Suvendu Adhikari relating to Bengal politics is gigantic. Adhikari is believed to carry sway in 35 Assembly seats which can nicely show to be decisive come the elections. He additionally performed a key position within the Nandigram motion in 2007 which ultimately ended the three-decade rule of the Left thereby turning into Mamata’s apple of the attention.Since then he went from energy to energy and has a confirmed observe file of profitable be it the Assembly or the Lok Sabha elections. Over the years he has prolonged his clout past his residence district of Purba Medinipur to Jangalmahal — Bankura, Purulia, and Paschim Medinipur districts.Read More: Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP within the presence of Amit Shah. And like Mukul Roy, he’ll assist uproot Mamata’s rule for goodCouple the latest developments with the Owaisi issue which is all set to chip away with TMC’s core voter base, the minority citizens particularly after AIMIM’s anticipated alliance with influential Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui.Siddiqui’s resolution to enter the electoral fray is way more vital than Owaisi’s entry in West Bengal because the Furfura Sharif holds sway in a minimum of 90 seats unfold throughout the districts of Malda, Murshidabad, south 24 Paraganas, Howrah and Hoogly.Read More: Owaisi’s primary ally in West Bengal all set to destabilise TMC as he plans to contest in each seat and never simply Muslim-dominated onesIt appears that the ex-TMC trio of Mukul Roy – Suvendu Adhikari – Rajib Banerjee have sensed the political churn happening in West Bengal and are all set to ship the state for the BJP. Moreover, vital leaders leaving the get together forward of the election proves that sitting ministers solely change events when they’re positive that the incumbent authorities goes to lose energy.