West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamul Congress made enormous electoral gains in the last few elections cashing in on the mistakes and misdeeds of a section of ruling CPI(M) leaders and cadres. “How did the Trinamul Congress get so much vote in the last Lok Sabha and municipality elections? Actually, people were alienated by the behaviour and attitude of some of our partymen,” he said.
He exhorted his party workers to bend over backwards to win back the support of the common people. “Go to the people bowing your head and listen to their complaints. Do not try to lord over them. I call upon you to correct yourselves and go to the people to admit your mistakes,” the chief minister said, adding that the next few months would be crucial and they have to correct their mistakes.