As the festival season sets in, the race to gain political mileage in Bengal gains momentum with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working hard to outdo each other.
Be it Eid, Rakshabandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi or Durga Puja — leaders of the both the parties are silently trying to gain control of the puja committees/organisers as these religious platforms work best as far as turf wars ahead of the state and municipal elections are concerned.