Suvendu Adhikari quits Nandigram seat, keeps Bhabanipur after landmark Bengal victory
Suvendu Adhikari has vacated the Nandigram Assembly seat after the BJP’s sweeping Bengal win, choosing to retain Bhabanipur where he defeated Mamata Banerjee.
Suvendu Adhikari has vacated the Nandigram Assembly seat after the BJP’s sweeping Bengal win, choosing to retain Bhabanipur where he defeated Mamata Banerjee.
A brief roadside moment between rivals highlights the intensity of the Nandigram contest, with both camps projecting confidence as polling continues in the politically crucial constituency.
High-stakes contests in Nandigram and Bhabanipur dominate Bengal elections, with early voting trends and security concerns shaping the narrative across key districts.
The BJP is all set to deploy its central leaders in West Bengal to campaign for the panchayat polls as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari in which he sought the transfer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition, challenging his election from the Nandigram constituency, outside the state.
Replying to a question, Miss Banerjee said her priority is fighting the pandemic and would think about her role in the national elections of 2024 once the Covid-19 crisis is over.
Nandigram was the epicentre of the anti-land acquisition movement that catapulted Miss Banerjee to power for the first time in 2011.
In the letter, the ruling party alleged that certain ‘preposterous' and ‘illegal' things have happened during the counting of votes in Nandigram for which it is demanding immediate recounting.
Miss Banerjee's remarks came soon after Mr Shah, who addressed a rally in Cooch Behar today, claimed that Miss Banerjee had been "defeated" in Nandigram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday asked Banerjee to clarify whether there is truth in the "rumours" that she was going to file the nomination for another seat going to the polls in the last phase, maintaining that the TMC chief has admitted defeat in Nandigram.
