Election season in West Bengal usually triggers a series of defections and politicians adept at gauzing the political weather make little hesitation in switching sides. However, something unusual occurred this election season in the State on March 5, when hours after resigning as a Judge of Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced his plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The 61-year-old former Judge also made little qualms about eagerly awaiting a ticket from the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “I was in touch with the BJP and the BJP was in touch with me,” the former Judge said.
This remark provided enough reasons for the Trinamool Congress leadership to question whether the orders that Mr. Gangopadhyay delivered as a Judge were free from political bias. The State’s ruling party which has suffered several setbacks in a series of orders delivered by the former Judge, has sought review of all the orders.
