At a rally in Malda, West Bengal, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched development, connectivity, and an end to ”politics of hatred” as key points of the BJP’s outreach in the state.
The PM addressed the rally after laying the foundations for several new development projects in Bengal and flagging off a new Vande Bharat train.
At the rally, Modi said that it was time for a real change in the state. "The people of Maharashtra have chosen the BJP. I believe that this time the people of Bengal will also bring the BJP. After winning Bihar, I had said, 'With the blessings of Mother Ganga, the Ganges of development will flow in Bengal,'" he said.
The BJP on Friday secured a record victory in Maharashtra in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. He slammed the Mamata Banerjee government and said that it “needs to be changed.”
He said that development will come to Bengal only after the Trinamool is defeated and that India’s Gen Z believes in the BJP’s development model.
He also assured that if the BJP gains support in the state, the government would take strict action against those who attacked a female journalist.
The prime minister made the comments just ahead of the upcoming polls in West Bengal, which are expected to be held in March-April of this year. The political activity in the state is at an all-time high, and the BJP has positioned itself as an alternative to the Trinamool-led government.
