BJP’s Retired Rifleman Targets TMC Stronghold in Bengal Polls
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Electoral fireworks ignite in West Bengal as Tarak Saha, a seasoned Tripura State Rifles retiree, contests BJP ticket from Swarupnagar (SC) in North 24 Parganas. The Scheduled Caste-reserved seat, a TMC citadel, now hosts a tense three-cornered fight against CPI(M)’s Bishwajit Mandal and sitting MLA Bina Mandal.
Saha’s career arc: Joined TSR 6th Battalion as Rifleman (GD) in 1998, trained, served 2nd Battalion in Radha Kishore Nagar, West Tripura, till VRS in July 2019. Now, he channels that discipline into politics.
‘Full trust from BJP for Swarupnagar’s renaissance,’ he asserted. ‘200% confidence in triumph—I’ll liberate it from TMC’s 15-year dormancy.’ Blasting the incumbent regime, Saha spotlighted the area’s agrarian woes amid untapped potential.
‘PM Modi’s bridge is a start, but rail for farmers is key to fair markets. Shantanu Thakur’s support seals it,’ he noted.
2021 saw Bina Mandal’s landslide over BJP’s Brindaban Sarkar by 34,772 votes. April 29 voting, May 4 results loom large. Saha’s campaign masterfully fuses patriotism, underdevelopment critique, and infrastructure vision, positioning BJP as reformer. In Bengal’s cutthroat arena, this TSR veteran’s grit tests TMC invincibility, potentially reshaping reserved constituency dynamics.
