Archive · 2 Aug 2026
BJP Faces Extortion Crisis in West Bengal After Election
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won elections in West Bengal for the first time.
After winning, some BJP leaders say that people in the party are now doing extortion, which means they are demanding money from others in a bad way.
This is a problem because the BJP promised to stop extortion.
One leader, Dilip Ghosh, said that many people in the party are involved in this.
Another leader, Samik Bhattacharya, admitted that the party has not yet fixed the problem.
The leaders want the police to arrest those who do extortion and are trying to keep the party clean.
They hope to finish the problem soon.
BJP won West Bengal elections for the first time.
Within three months, BJP leaders report extortion within the party.
State minister Dilip Ghosh says many leaders are involved in extortion.
State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya admits the problem persists.
Police are asked to arrest extortionists and the party is monitoring the issue.
- Who
- BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Samik Bhattacharya
- What
- Allegations of extortion within the party ranks
- When
- Within three months of BJP's first term in West Bengal
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To address the persistence of extortion that was a problem under the previous TMC rule
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Issue
- Extortion
- Region
- West Bengal
- Key Leaders
- Dilip Ghosh, Samik Bhattacharya
- Timeframe
- First 3 months of BJP rule