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Stage set for Mamata-Suvendu Battle Royale
By IANS| Published: 7th March 2021 1:40 am IST
Kolkata, March 6 : A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed Kolkata visit to address a mega rally at the city’s iconic Brigade parade ground, the BJP on Saturday released its first list of 57 candidates for the first two phases of the high-octane West Bengal Assembly elections.
Adding colour to the crucial poll battle, the saffron camp pitted ex-Trinamool Congress heavyweight and former state Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in East Midnapore’s Nandigram seat.
Nandigram is a stronghold of Adhikari, who was elected on a Trinamool ticket from the high profile seat in 2016 before he became a Minister in the Banerjee-led state Cabinet.
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