Apr 14, 2021, 1:12 PM IST
"People of West Bengal are impatient and dissatisfied with 34 years of Left rule and 10 years of TMC misgovernance. The BJP offers an alternative to the people which said let's restore the state to its original inheritance and culture. That has struck a chord in the hearts and minds of the people..."
Meet Swapan Dasgupta, BJP's candidate from the temple-town of Tarakeshwar in Hooghly.
In an exclusive interview with Asianet Newsable, Dasgupta spoke about how the tradition of election violence has continued in Bengal where some people believe they can win using tactics like booth capturing and threatening voters.
Blaming Mamata Banerjee for the Sitalkuchi firing, Dasgupta said that the death of 5 people in the incident was a direct consequence of the chief minister's irresponsible and inflammatory statements.
Watch the full interview