If you don’t get a ticket, set it on fire! Fierce ruckus among workers in Bengal Congress office, video surfaced

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 31, 2026

New Delhi: West Bengal Congress has declared its candidates on all the seats for the assembly elections. At most places, workers have started campaigning in support of the candidates, but the party’s problems have increased in Salboni assembly seat of West Medinipur district. Actually, a video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which some workers are not happy with this announcement and are vandalizing it.

Controversy and resentment on Salboni seat

The central leadership has made Arup Mukherjee the candidate for Salboni seat. But there is deep dissatisfaction among local party workers regarding this name. On Monday, angry workers created a ruckus in the party office. They raised slogans loudly and broke furniture. To raise his voice, he even set fire to the furniture in the office.

Importance of Salboni seat

Salboni assembly seat comes under Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency. There are about 2 to 2.5 lakh voters here. In the 2021 assembly elections, Shrikant Mahata of Trinamool Congress had won by a margin of about 32 thousand votes. BJP’s Rajeev Kundu stood second, while Congress stood third.

record of previous elections

This seat has been in the possession of Trinamool Congress continuously for the last three assembly elections. Earlier this seat was considered the stronghold of leftist parties. Now Congress is trying to make a strong comeback here, but the internal discord regarding ticket distribution is affecting the party’s preparations.

anger of workers

Local workers believe that their opinions were ignored in giving tickets. They vandalized the party office against the decision of the central leadership. This incident is raising questions on the unity of Congress. The party leadership is now trying to calm this controversy so that the election campaign is not affected.

VIDEO | Bengal polls: Cong workers vandalise, torch party office furnitures to protest Arup Mukherjee’s candidature from Salboni Assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/ZkPYfFY1O7
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 30, 2026

This uproar in an important seat like Salboni has become a matter of concern for the Congress. If the party does not remove this dissatisfaction soon, it may suffer losses in the coming elections.