n With the BJP leadership hinting at "a major change in Bengal politics after December," the ruling Trinamool Congress has started a massive "relation building exercise," within the party.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked all the district leaders to organise Vijaya Dashami functions throughout the State.
The public relation initiative comes days BJP leader and Union Minister Nishit Pramanik telling the media that "there could be major change" in Bengal politics and the Trinamool Congress.
"The party will collapse as its base has corroded from the grassroots... Something may happen December... I cannot give you a date or time as I am not an astrologer," he said.
His statement came days after Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari saying, "though the BJP will not topple... the TMC will not be able to run the government as there will be a major turmoil..."
Both these leaders' comments came days after cine star-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty too claimed that several TMC MLAs were in touch with him.
The initiative also comes days after senior Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Tapas Roy accusing senior TMC party MP Sudip Bandopadhyay of "keeping in touch" with the saffron leadership.
Bandopadhyay considered to be a trusted lieutenant of the Chief Minister defended himself against Roy's allegations saying he would quit politics if his involvement with the BJP could be proved.
On the recent initiative by the party to go back to the grassroots senior TMC leader and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, "our leader Mamata Banerjee has instructed us to go to the people during the festive season because that is a part of our culture."