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Kolkata, Sep 27 (PTI) The Bengal BJP, which has long been trying to combat infighting and exodus from its ranks, is, of late, making fresh attempts to challenge the ruling TMC, which is currently fighting corruption allegations and central agency raids.
The saffron party, which had been licking its wounds since last year"s assembly poll defeat, is seeking to corner the TMC with a revival plan, with national general secretary Sunil Bansal hoping to breathe a new lease of life in the state unit.
The situation will improve within the party in the days to come, said Bansal.
"I don"t think there is any major problem.
Whatever the issues… will be resolved.
We will prepare a roadmap for next year"s panchayat polls and 2024 Lok Sabha polls after Durga Puja," Bansal told PTI.
BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya, too, said that the leadership is hopeful of coming up with a revival strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
"Yes, there has been disarray within the party since the assembly poll defeat.
But it will quickly overcome the situation.
Post-poll violence unleashed by the TMC is one of the biggest reasons why the party lost its morale.
More than 8,000 workers were rendered homeless," Bhattacharya told PTI.
According to some BJP insiders, however, the party, despite being the main opposition, has failed to corner the TMC so far, "even when the corruption-ridden ruling camp is going through its worst crisis since coming to power".
The party"s national secretary, Anupam Hazra, who had repeatedly called for introspection, said, "The state leadership should take everyone along, both old and the new.