BJP to go alone in Bengal civic polls, no alliance with NCPI, says Samik Bhattacharya
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has declared that the party will contest upcoming civic polls in Kolkata and Howrah alone, rejecting an alliance with the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI). This decision comes despite interest from some local party members in forming a coalition.
Why it matters
The decision reflects internal party strategy and the shifting political landscape in West Bengal following recent legislative changes to municipal wards.
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Samik Bhattacharya has ruled out any alliance with the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a regional party with which 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs have merged, in the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata and Howrah.
“NCPI is an ally of NDA. In West Bengal BJP will go alone. We will secure two-thirds majority in Howrah and Kolkata civic bodies on our strength,” Mr. Bhattacharya told media persons.
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