West Bengal’s Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari stated that a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the 2026 Assembly elections would pave the way for the return of the Tata group to the state “in a big way”. He assured that a BJP government would create a business-friendly environment “free from bribery and corrupt middlemen”.
Addressing a rally in Burdwan, Adhikari recalled Tata Motors’ controversial exit from Singur in 2008, calling it an “unceremonious departure” that cost Bengal a major industrial opportunity. He alleged that Ratan Tata had once said he was “symbolically held at gunpoint” and forced to quit the state.
“The then Tata group chairman said he was leaving ‘bad M’ and going to ‘good M’. He meant Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, then the Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Gujarat, respectively,” Adhikari claimed.
He added that under a BJP-led administration, employment opportunities would be created through transparent recruitment processes. “We will ensure jobs are given fairly through OMR-based examinations. There will be no bribery, no corrupt middlemen. Bengal’s ₹8 lakh crore debt, its 2.15 crore unemployed youth, and 60 lakh migrant labourers will all become a thing of the past. The state will move towards rapid economic progress,” he said.
Turning his criticism towards the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), Adhikari accused the party of obstructing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process to protect “illegal infiltrators”. “All those Bangladeshi and Myanmarese Muslims who have been illegally given voter ID and ration cards by the TMC will be detected, detained, and deported through the SIR exercise,” he alleged.
Adhikari’s remarks come as the BJP intensifies its campaign ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, seeking to position itself as a clean, development-focused alternative to the Mamata Banerjee government.
