Kharagpur, April 23 -- BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar, Dilip Ghosh, on Thursday made strong remarks on the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polling, which is underway, expressing confidence in the party's performance and launching attacks on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition parties.

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, "The BJP's major influence area is in North and South Bengal, and I think the BJP will win more than 100 seats there. The path to victory will be clear from here..."

He further alleged that the TMC excludes local leaders while questioning the party's candidates, saying, "Mamata Banerjee repeatedly calls the BJP an outsider party, but the people of Bengal do not get a chance in TMC. Who is Yusuf Pathan...