Ex-Bengal BJP chief Rahul Sinha upset on elevation of Mukul Roy as party V-P

Leaders from the Trinamool Congress are coming and taking our posts, he says.

Differences in the West Bengal BJP came to the fore on Saturday over the elevation of Mukul Roy to the post of national vice-president. Mr. Roy, considered one of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, quit the party in October 2017 and joined the BJP.

Mr. Roy was a member of the national executive of the party and his elevation is seen as an attempt to placate him before the 2021 Assembly polls . Over the past few months, speculation was rife about his role and differences with other leaders of the Bengal BJP.

Mr. Roy said he along with State party president Dilip Ghosh will ensure the victory for the BJP in the 2021 Assembly polls.

However, senior BJP leader and former president of the State unit Rahul Sinha seemed extremely upset with being left out. “I have served the BJP for 40 years. I…

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