The Hindu

Bengal BJP bigwigs soften stand on NCPI after Suvendu Adhikari calls on Sudip Banerjee

The new bonhomie between the BJP and NCPI has caused heartburn among many in the BJP, including old-timers like Samik Bhattacharya, the West Bengal BJP president. NCPI, a party with 20 MPs in the Lok Sabha, has been seeking an electoral alliance with the BJP in the upcoming municipal polls