Howrah, March 2 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday raised the slogan of 'Ek Desh, Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan' and encouraged the people in West Bengal to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming assembly elections.

Addressing the gathering at the 'Parivartan Yatra' here, the Defence Minister said that West Bengal was ready for 'parivartan', which he emphasised will be brought by his party. He said that the rally signifies West Bengal's "war cry" for change.

Singh said that West Bengal was a land of the brave and revolutionary, highlighting the contributions by Bengali changemakers, including Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.

"The soil of Bengal contains sacrifice and self-respect. I see ...