Kolkata, March 28 -- TMC West Bengal Vice President Jaiprakash Majumdar took a dig at the BJP, calling its flagship initiative, Ayushman Bharat, a "failed project" and dismissed the prospects of the party coming to power in the state.

Jaiprakash Majumdar said that the BJP's position in the state is in a "downward trend."

Speaking to ANI, the TMC leader said, "Ayushman Bharat is a failed initiative. In the past 75 years, why hasn't the BJP been able to form a government in West Bengal? Even Syama Prasad Mukherjee, one of the founders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, couldn't bring the party to power in the state. This is something the BJP should reflect upon."

"The current situation of the BJP in West Bengal is critical; the party is on a d...