Accordingly at a rally in Hooghly district in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that 40 Trinamool Congress MLAs are in touch with him and would join the party after the BJP's victory in Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile the Prime Minister's comments did not go down well with the Opposition parties, especially with the TMC which has said that it will take up the issue and file a complaint with the election commission.
Furthermore Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of indulging in "horse-trading" while other anti-BJP parties criticized the PM for such remarks, bringing down the dignity of the PM's stature. Modi said, while addressing the meeting "When the results come out, the lotus will start blooming and your MLAs will start leaving you. As of now, 40 of your MLAs are in touch with me. It is difficult for you to survive as you have betrayed the people of Bengal".
Moreover hitting back at Modi for such controversial remarks, TMC's MP Derek O'Brien tweeted: "Expiry Babu PM, let's get this straight. Nobody will go with you. Not even one councilor. Charging you with horse trading #LokSabhaElection2019." Apparently with 10 leaders from TMC already deserting the party for the saffron party and BJP targeting a total of 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal.
