Sudip Bandyopadhyay, 75, representing the Trinamool Congress, faces internal strife within his party despite holding the Kolkata North seat since 2009. The departure of long-time loyalist Tapas Roy to the BJP highlighted tensions within the party. In Kolkata North, Bandyopadhyay secured victory in 2019 with a significant margin. Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency witnessed notable candidates from major political factions in the recent elections.
A source said the BJP was planning a slew of political activities on the ground, starting from the gram panchayat level, to highlight how the alleged corruption model of the Trinamul Congress affected over six crore people who depend on the PDS
The 65-year-old Mallick who was food and supplies minister for a decade from 2011 collapsed at the Bankshall court, where he was produced in the afternoon
According to the sources, Banerjee said Trinamul was in expansion mode outside Bengal and he did not want to give the Opposition any chance to discredit the party