New Delhi, April 1 -- Ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed on Wednesday that the "collective sentiment has firmly shifted toward bringing the BJP to power".

Rijiju accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "desperate" and using derogatory language against the BJP.

"The public mood in West Bengal has already crystallised. The collective sentiment has firmly shifted toward ousting the Trinamool Congress and bringing the BJP to power. It is out of sheer desperation that Mamata Banerjee is making such statements. She should never use such derogatory language against the BJP," Rijiju told ANI.

Rijiju also recalled the BJP's past support for Banerjee when she faced a...