Earlier in the day Tiwari told the media, “I have sent in my resignation letter to the party. Office hours are functional till 5:00pm, I hope it is accepted,” stated Jitendra Tiwari.
With the exodus from the celebration and lots of speculated to switch to the saffron camp, it is TMC’s nightmare to retain its celebration leaders, more so since of the mass leader like Adhikari who has been a backbone of the anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram. The former Nandigram MLA is recognized for his grassroots organizational expertise. Suvendu entered the West Bengal Assembly for the 1st time in 2006 but went on to win the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat in 2009 and once again in 2014. He joined Mamata’s cabinet in 2016 soon after quitting Parliament and became a minister.
With Adhikari’s departure, the fate of more than 30 Assembly seats will not be in TMC’s favour with his mass appeal generating factors hard for the TMC. While the BJP is obtaining a field day, the TMC has acknowledged the predicament, but is fighting BJP tooth and nail to retain retain the seat of energy.