Kharagpur, May 10 -- West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said that there is a strong wave of public enthusiasm in Kharagpur, adding that people have long been demanding change and development in the region since no development happened for 50 years, and the BJP government would have to start work from the beginning.

Speaking to reporters here, Ghosh said the scale of celebration reflected the significance of the electoral victory and the expectations of the people.

"The bigger the victory, the bigger the procession that's taking place. Look at the enthusiasm. People have wanted change for quite some years. Kharagpur has got a minister after a long time, so people are very happy... There has been no development for 50 years; here ...