New Delhi, April 19 (TIWN) Recent defeat in bypolls of Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballygunge Assembly constituency has widened the gap in BJP's West Bengal unit.

Several district level office-bearers resigned from their post, while senior leaders raised questions against state leaders.

The BJP has lost two one Lok Sabha and one Assembly constituency to ruling Mamata Banerjee's TMC. The BJP had won Asansol Lok Sabha twice in 2014 and 2019.

Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha defeated BJP's Agnimitra Paul from Asansol by over three lakh votes.

Former minister in the Narendra Modi government and TMC candidate Babul Supriyo won from Ballygunge Assembly constituency. The BJP came a distant third after behind the left candidate.

After declaration of bypolls, over a dozen district-level functionaries have resigned. Among the prominent who resigned was Murshidabad MLA Gouri Shankar Ghosh from the post of state secretary.

A senior West Bengal BJP leader said that giving too much importance to TMC turncoat and sidelining the loyal worker who built the party over years are the main reasons for difference among cadre and current state leadership.