{"id":210185,"date":"2026-03-23T18:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=210185"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:07:50","slug":"civil-war-in-bjps-bastion-high-voltage-meeting-with-56-candidates-to-settle-rarh-bengal-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/civil-war-in-bjps-bastion-high-voltage-meeting-with-56-candidates-to-settle-rarh-bengal-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil War in BJP&#8217;s Bastion? High-Voltage Meeting with 56 Candidates to Settle Rarh Bengal Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The announcement of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections has triggered a wave of dissatisfaction within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) units in West Bengal. The \u2018Rarh Bengal\u2019 region, encompassing districts like Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, and Burdwan, has seen visible protests from grassroots workers over the choice of nominees. To curb this growing rebellion, the BJP central leadership held a \u2018high-voltage\u2019 meeting with 56 candidates from the region to address internal grievances and streamline the poll campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports suggest that veteran party workers in these districts are upset over the inclusion of \u2018outsiders\u2019 and the denial of tickets to long-standing local faces. Seeing the potential risk this poses to the electoral outcome, central observers rushed to intervene. During the meeting, each candidate\u2019s ground situation was assessed, and a stern message was delivered: party discipline and victory are non-negotiable. The leadership emphasized the need for unity to prevent any advantage for the ruling Trinamool Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Political analysts believe that Rarh Bengal is a crucial territory for the BJP, and any fracture here could severely dent the party&#8217;s overall performance. This strategic meeting is seen as a major damage-control exercise to ensure that the candidates and local workers are on the same page. With the polls drawing closer, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned to convert this internal crisis into a unified surge. Whether this high-level intervention will successfully silence the dissenters remains to be seen as the election fever peaks in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections has triggered a wave of dissatisfaction within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) units in West Bengal. The \u2018Rarh Bengal\u2019 region, encompassing districts like Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, and Burdwan, has seen visible protests from grassroots workers over the choice of nominees. 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