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While the Congress does not want to oppose Mamata Banerjee, the Left sees it as aiding the BJP
The by-election to the Bhawanipur (Bhabanipur) Assembly segment in Kolkata, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to contest, will test the strength of the five-year electoral Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal.
Differences in the alliance have come out in open on whether to field a candidate against the Chief Minister who will be seeking re-election from the constituency she represented in 2011 and 2016.
The electoral experiment of the Samyukt Morcha, where the Left and Congress tied up with the Indian Secular Front, failed miserably in the 2021 Assembly polls neither the Left nor the Congress could win a single seat for the first time in several decades.
The party insiders feel that the central leaders are carrying forward the mistakes of Assembly poll campaign and continue to overlook the sentiment of people of Bengal
Assembly polls | Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases
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CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week
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South Dinajpur: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly Polls at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 19, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI04 19 2021 000181B)
CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week
West Bengal on Monday registered a record 8,426 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 deaths in the past 24 hours even as the political campaign by the BJP and Trinamool Congress continued in full swing across several districts of the State.
With Covid cases surging, EC restricts campaigning in Bengal
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Election Commission of India. Nov 1, 2019. (File Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, April 16 : Considering the steep rise of Covid cases in the state, the Election Commission(EC) has restricted all parties from conducting any kind of political rallies, meetings and political gatherings between 7 pm and 10 am during the days of campaign from Friday onwards.
Invoking its powers under Article 324, EC also extended the silence hours from 48 hours to 72 hours in the next phases of election.
In an order issued by the commission, it has been said that No rallies, public meetings, street plays, Nukkad Sabhas shall be allowed on any day during the days of campaigning between 7 pm and 10 am from 7 pm of 16.04.2021 .