West Bengal voted within the second of the eight-phase elections on Thursday.
Kolkata: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, requested if she would contest the elections from one other seat, suggesting that her loss in Nandigram is imminent, the Trinamool Congress sources clarified that she harboured no such intention.
Sporadic incidents of violence, allegations of sales space capturing and clashes on Thursday marked the second part of meeting polls in Bengal, particularly within the high-profile Nandigram constituency, at the same time as 80 per cent turnout was recorded until 5 pm.
The Election Fee has sought a report in reference to an incident within the Boyal space of Nandigram – the place Mamata Banerjee was held up for greater than two hours following a siege allegedly laid by supporters of the BJP.
BJP chief Jaiprakash Majumdar, echoing the Prime Minister, stated that Ms Banerjee is “more likely to contest from one other seat after sensing defeat in Nandigram”, an assertion rejected by the Trinamool management.
Slamming the BJP for “inflicting disturbance” within the high-stake constituency — the place the chief minister is pitted in opposition to her protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari – Trinamool MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy stated the PM should “apologise for such wild and baseless claims”.
“What occurred as we speak in Nandigram displays BJP”s frustration. The get together will lose the election not simply from the Nandigram constituency, but in addition different seats that went to polls within the first two phases,” he advised reporters.
One other Trinamool chief, who didn’t want to be named, stated the query of Mamata Banerjee combating from one other constituency doesn’t come up as she can be profitable the Nandigram seat comfortably.
