After Sagardighi bypoll loss, the geography of violence shows cracks in the TMC's minority support base; they realise Cong only force to fight BJP, says Adhir Chowdhury
Polling will gauge the mood of rural Bengal though not homogeneous across the state as there are distinct differences in north and south Bengal ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls
The Congress is emboldened in Murshidabad as it is the stronghold of party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and he has no qualms about taking on CM Mamata Banerjee despite a pitch for opposition unity
Consolidation of anti-TMC votes, especially swing of Left votes to BJP, played key role in last Lok Sabha polls, when BJP won 18 out of 42 seats in Bengal