TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek dares PM Modi to resign if BJP loses Bengal polls

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek OBrien on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign if the BJP loses the West Bengal Assembly elections to the Mamata Banerjee-led party. In a video message, OBrien claimed that Modi had projected himself as the BJPs face across all 294 Assembly seats in the state and dared him to accept the challenge.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign if the BJP loses the West Bengal Assembly elections to the Mamata Banerjee-led party. In a video message, O'Brien claimed that Modi had projected himself as the BJP's face across all 294 Assembly seats in the state and dared him to accept the challenge. ''You yourself announced that you are the candidate in all 294 seats in Bengal. Stop making tall claims and accept this challenge. On May 4, when Mamata Banerjee and the TMC win Bengal, have the courage to resign from the post of PM,'' the TMC MP said. The remarks come amid an intense political battle between the ruling TMC and the BJP in the ongoing Assembly elections in the state.