PM Modi says West Bengal will be the best-performing state for BJP
The Hindu
In the 2016 Assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP got three seats. The people of Bengal took us from three to 80 in the 2021 Assembly elections. This time, the best-performing State in India is going to be Bengal and BJP will get most success from there, PM Modi told ANI in an interview
With only the final and seventh phase of 2024 Lok Sabha polls left to go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 28) exuded confidence that the BJP will emerge as the biggest gainer in West Bengal.
He said the Lok Sabha election in the State "is one-sided" and Trinamool Congress leaders are "frustrated".
In an exclusive interview with ANI, PM Modi spoke about his party's performance in West Bengal in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the party will get maximum success in the State.
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“In Bengal elections, TMC party is fighting for existence. You must have seen it in the last Assembly elections, we had three seats. The people of Bengal took us from three to 80. We got a lot of support in the Lok Sabha in the last elections. This time, the best-performing state in India is going to be West Bengal. BJP is getting most success in West Bengal,” he said.
In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP made strong inroads into TMC stronghold in West Bengal, by winning 18 seats and being a close second to the ruling party which won 22 seats.
The Prime Minister also mentioned that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal are one-sided with the public supporting the BJP, which is creating panic in the Trinamool Congress government.
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