The truth that central agencies alone cannot win elections for the BJP in Bengal seems to have finally dawned on the saffron outfit which has asked the party rank and file to spruce up its organisational prowess to counter the Trinamool Congress in 2026 Assembly elections.

State party president Sukanta Majumdar, is known to have told the party men in an organizational meeting that instead of depending too much on the central agencies they should look forward to brace up the organizational strength of the party.

"Sometimes workers would ask for CBI action to arrest someone. They think that such actions will only ensure a victory… but that is not to be … if you think that ED or CBI actions can win elections for you … it is not going to happen … the Agencies are there to catch the culprits and not win elections for parties … we will have to spruce up the organization instead of relying too much on the agencies if we have to win elections," Majumdar who is also a Union Minister said.

Incidentally Majumdar who had won the Balurghat parliamentary constituency in 2019 general elections by a margin of more than 80 thousand votes could barely manage to retain the seat this time round. He won by about 28,000 votes.

Not only the BJP's vote share dipped but also it conceded 6 seats to the TMC winning only 12 parliamentary seats in comparison to the TMC's 29. In 2019 the party had won 18 seats.

Though Majumdar would not take names while making his statements inside sources said his remarks were directed at State Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari who has often gone on record saying "most of the TMC leaders are on the ED and CBI radar and soon half of Mamata Banerjee's cabinet will go to jail."

Referring to the ED and CBI Majumdar said that some people had thought that both the seats from the Birbhum district would come to the BJP once the party strongman Anubrata Mandal went to jail. "Anubrata is in jail … he has been arrested by the CBI … but could we win Birbhum and Bolpur seats … not … this is because of organizational deficiency," he said, "until we are able to strengthen the organization victory will not come."

Much like Majumdar another former State BJP president Dilip Ghosh too had warned that "if the party has to win then the workers will have to resist the TMC and for that organization is required … in many areas we are not allowed to enter ... that hegemony has to be broken and only a strong and dedicated organisation can do that … the cadres and not the agencies or central forces take you to the people."

Ghosh who has been highly critical of the present State leadership including Majumdar and Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari, a Trinamool Congress import has however been sidelined in the party and there are rumors that he may also quit politics.

The TMC was quick to react to Majumdar's statements saying he and his party had been able to realize the truth but one bit too late.