Trimool will benefit if BJP gets Opposition votes: Subrata

 Kolkata, Jan 10: West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development minister Subrata Mukherjee feels if BJP gets a share of opposition votes in the coming polls in the state, it will only benefit his Trimool Congress. “If BJP gets a little share of the opposition votes, it will mean further split in opposition vote share. Therefore, Trimool Congress will be the biggest beneficiary if you ask me,” Mukherjee told reporters here on the sidelines of an event. He added that while the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M were the main rivals earlier, Bharatiya Jata Party’s share in the opposition votes will further blunt their collective case. “Earlier the Congress and CPI-M were known to be opposition. If BJP takes a slice of that vote, that will benefit us,” the senior Trimoll leader in response to a question about the party making inroads in Bengal.