No CM face for BJP in West Bengal

Kolkata, August 23

The BJP will not project any chief ministerial candidate for West Bengal Assembly polls and bank on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development plank to fight against the TMC, BJP’s Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said. The saffron camp will pick its chief minister, once voted to power, he said on Sunday.

“As of now, it has been decided that we won’t project anyone as our chief ministerial face. We will fight under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and win the election. Once voted to power, the legislative party in consultation with central leadership will decide on its chief ministerial choice,” Vijayvargiya told.

Asked if the party has anyone in mind for the post, he said that “time has the answer”. “Right now, our target is to win 220-230 seats in the 294-member Assembly,” he said. — PTI