Voters rejected turncoats: Ghosh on BJP defeat

New Delhi, May 2 BJP’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said it seemed the voters didn’t accept those who switched to the BJP from the TMC as many such candidates were defeated. “We never expected such a result. The...

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Updated At : 01:15 PM May 03, 2021 IST

New Delhi, May 2

BJP’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said it seemed the voters didn’t accept those who switched to the BJP from the TMC as many such candidates were defeated. “We never expected such a result. The feedback and the response which we were getting from the people told a different story. We will now will play the role of a constructive Opposition,” Ghosh said.

He pointed out that the BJP had improved its position in terms of seats though its target was to form the government. Talking about the reasons for the party’s defeat, Ghosh said the BJP had lost many seats with wafer thin margins and would delve deeply to figure out the reasons. — PTI