#Bhabanipur

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Suvendu Adhikari of BJP claims ‘Hindu consolidation’ is deciding Bengal’s fate as early trends show Mamata trailing in Bhabanipur

The numbers come half-an-hour after the counting of votes for the West Bengal's 293 Assembly constituencies began across the state on Monday.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: ‘I could not sleep last night’: Mamata Banerjee visits booths in Bhabanipur, alleges observers and Central forces working for BJP

Both TMC and BJP stake prestige to clinch the key seat; Mamata's 2021 loss to Suvendu in Nandigam prompted the BJP leadership to pitch him against her in her Kolkata bastion

"Everyone saw what happened. How our chief minister was insulted. This will go against the BJP," said Sovandeb Chatterjee, a senior TMC leader who was present at the public meeting.

In 2021 polls, TMC maintained its dominance in 142 second-phase seats by winning 123, with BJP now looking to breach Mamata's South Bengal fort