The Calcutta High Court on Thursday adjourned the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.
According to initial trends, the West Bengal chief minister is trailing by nearly 8,500 votes.
Mamata Banerjee, who is seeking a third term in office, had left Bhabanipur constituency in Kolkata to fight from Nandigram, the epicentre of an anti-land acquisition movement that catapulted her party to power in 2011 ending the 34-year-long Left Front rule.
Mamata opted for Nandigram after Suvendu quit the Trinamool and joined the BJP.
Several TMC leaders left the Trinamool along with Suvendu.
Both Mamata and Suvendu led a very aggressive campaign and indulged in attacks and counterattacks.
Exit polls have forecast a tight contest between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the eight-phase elections to the 294-member assembly.
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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday announced that he is quitting this space and will not strategise for parties any more.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday announced that he is quitting this space and will not strategise for parties any more, PTI reported India Today as saying. Kishor s remarks have come in wake of the Bengal assembly election results where ruling TMC-led by Mamata Banerjee is set to retain power with a thumping majority.
Prashant Kishor also targeted election commission alleging it has been working like extension of BJP. From allowing use of religion by BJP to scheduling poll and bending rules, EC did everything to aid saffron party, Kishor said.
UPDATED: April 2, 2021 14:38 IST
Mamata Banerjee was on Thursday seen camping at the polling booth in Boyal of Nandigram. (PTI)
A day after polling was held in Nandigram in West Bengal,
TMC and BJP engaged in a war of words over who would win from the seat, which has witnessed one of the biggest political battles of this election season.
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who contested against protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, exuded confidence that she would win from the constituency. Nandigram witnessed more than 80 per cent voter turnout on Thursday.
“I will definitely win from Nandigram. No need to worry. I know I will win, but along with me, at least 200 candidates have to win so that we can make our government. That is why cast your vote for TMC candidates,” ANI quoted the TMC supremo as saying.