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Contest for West Bengal Heats up: Amit Shah Trains Gun on Mamata Banerjee, RJD and TMC Cosy Up
File photos of Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee
Union Minister Smriti Irani deputised at the Howrah rally for Amit Shah, who had to cancel his visit to the state following the explosion near the Israel embassy in New Delhi. The TMC asserted that Mamata Banerjee will return as Chief Minister for a third time if the party is elected. Rajib Banerjee, a day after joining the BJP, attacked the Bengal government s Swasthya Sathi scheme.
Bihar s main opposition party RJD is in talks with the Trinamool Congress to fight the upcoming West Bengal elections together, a senior RJD leader said on Sunday. RJD principal general secretary Abdul Bari Siddiqui and national general secretary Shyam Rajak are in Kolkata to hammer a tie-up with Mamata Banerjee s party for the Bengal polls. We will be meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday to fight Bengal elections together, Rajak told PTI. Siddiqui and Rajak are meeting party leaders in the state ahead of the discussions with Banerjee. RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary said over the phone from Patna that the party is exploring the possibility of contesting some seats on the Bengal-Bihar border.
RJD says in talks with TMC to fight West Bengal polls, CM Mamata Banerjee s party denies
RJD says in talks with TMC to fight West Bengal polls, CM Mamata Banerjee s party denies
Bihar s main opposition party RJD said on Sunday that it is in talks with the TMC to fight the upcoming West Bengal elections together, but leaders of the Mamata Banerjee-led party claimed that no such discussions are underway.
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UPDATED: February 1, 2021 00:34 IST
According to the RJD, their primary objective is to stop the communal BJP from increasing its influence in West Bengal and strengthen the secular forces under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee . (Photo: India Today)
Though not a major player in Bengal politics, the RJD, which emerged as the largest party in Bihar polls last year, is eyeing a few constituencies on the inter-state border that have a number of Hindi-speaking voters
RJD In Talks With TMC To Fight Upcoming West Bengal Elections Together
RJD principal general secretary Abdul Bari Siddiqui and national general secretary Shyam Rajak are currently in Kolkata to talk about tie-up with Mamata Banerjee s TMC. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-31T18:03:24+05:30 RJD In Talks With TMC To Fight Upcoming West Bengal Elections Together outlookindia.com 2021-01-31T18:36:08+05:30
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A senior RJD leader revealed on Sunday that Bihar s main opposition party RJD is trying to build a tie-up with the Trinamool Congress to fight the upcoming West Bengal elections together.
RJD principal general secretary Abdul Bari Siddiqui and national general secretary Shyam Rajak are currently in Kolkata to talk about tie-up with Mamata Banerjee s TMC for the upcoming Bengal polls.