The primary reason behind this? The ‘old guard’ was not happy with the candidature – many of whom were recent defectors from the TMC. The ‘old guard’ alleged that BJP leaders, who have given their blood and sweat to the party, have been denied tickets, whereas the defectors “who don’t understand the party’s ideology” and who “have tormented” them for years are now getting tickets.
Par Pehle, Aap Chronology Toh Samajh Lijiye
On 15 March, after the BJP released its list of candidates for the third and fourth phase of the elections, hundreds of BJP supporters held day-long protests outside the party’s Hastings Election Office. The group of protesters, including supporters from Canning West, Magrahat, Kultali, Joynagar and Bishnupur, even resorted to heckling senior leaders like Mukul Roy, Shiv Prakash and Arjun Singh, to make their anger known.
The police mildly lathi-charged the protesters to disperse them, as the protesters tried making their way to the office…