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Bengal BJP chief calls for grand alliance; Congress, CPM reject
The Statesman
|July 07, 2025
All political forces must come together for the greater good: BJP president Samik Bhattacharya
Newly appointed West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has called for a broad opposition alliance ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections, urging the Congress and the CPI(M) to set aside ideological differences and unite against what he termed "Islamic fundamentalism" and a growing "civilizational crisis" in Bengal.
This story is from the July 07, 2025 edition of The Statesman.
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