West Bengal polls phase II: BJP veterans and CPI(M) youth brigade put up a challenge in Trinamool stronghold
The second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is set for April 29, featuring a contest between BJP veterans and CPI(M) youth candidates against Trinamool Congress incumbents. Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is challenging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her home constituency of Bhabanipur. The elections are crucial as the Presidency Division, a stronghold for the Trinamool, will see significant campaigning from all major parties.
- ▪BJP heavyweights are contesting against Trinamool Congress candidates in Kolkata and surrounding districts.
- ▪Suvendu Adhikari is running against Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, aiming to unseat her.
- ▪The Left party has introduced several young candidates to rejuvenate its image and appeal to voters.
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Kolkata As West Bengal heads to the second phase of Assembly elections on April 29 for 142 constituencies, Bharatiya Janata Party heavyweights and Communist Party of India (Marxist) fresh faces are taking on Trinamool Congress candidates in its bastion of Kolkata and adjoining districts. Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari is fighting from the Bhabanipur seat opposite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Shrijeeb Biswas from the CPI(M). This has become election hotbed as Mr. Adhikari has vowed to defeat the Chief Minister from her home constituency. Also read | Bengal elections second phase: Mamata, her Cabinet colleagues face contest in Kolkata and its suburbsAlong with Mr.
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