{"id":12360,"date":"2026-04-27T14:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12360"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:34:47","slug":"pm-says-bjp-will-return-to-bengal-during-oath-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12360","title":{"rendered":"PM Says BJP Will Return to Bengal During Oath Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"394\"><strong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"92\">KOLKATA, Apr 27:<\/strong> Prime Minister <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Narendra Modi<\/span><\/span> on Monday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government in West Bengal after the assembly elections, stating that he would return to the state for the oath-taking ceremony following the results on May 4.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"692\">Addressing a rally in Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas on the final day of campaigning for the second phase of polling, Modi launched a sharp attack on the ruling <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">All India Trinamool Congress<\/span><\/span> (TMC), accusing it of \u201csyndicate raj,\u201d political violence, and economic decline in the state.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"881\">\u201cThe mood I have sensed in West Bengal suggests that I will come back for the oath-taking ceremony of the BJP government after May 4,\u201d Modi said, drawing loud cheers from the gathering.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"1094\">Highlighting the historical significance of Barrackpore, the Prime Minister said the region had played an important role during India\u2019s First War of Independence in 1857 and was now ready for political change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1241\">He added that West Bengal\u2019s development is crucial for India\u2019s overall progress, calling the eastern region key to the country\u2019s future growth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1315\">\u201cMy responsibility is to serve, secure and save West Bengal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1607\">Drawing comparisons with BJP\u2019s recent electoral gains in neighbouring states, Modi said, \u201cAfter Odisha and Bihar, the lotus will bloom in West Bengal too.\u201d He alleged that the TMC had failed to deliver on its promise of \u2018Maa, Maati, Maanush\u2019 and lacked a development vision for the state.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1893\">Modi also accused the ruling party of allowing industries to shut down while criminal networks expanded. \u201cOn one hand, mills are closing, and on the other, crude bomb factories are coming up, supported by syndicates,\u201d he said, urging voters to reject what he called \u201csyndicate raj.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"2098\">He further alleged that the TMC relied on intimidation and abuse instead of governance, claiming that constitutional institutions and the armed forces had also been targeted through derogatory remarks. 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