In Bengal, BJP To Test Mamata Banerjee's Mettle Over Sandeshkhali, Corruption
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Elections to the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1.
The gloves are off and battle lines drawn for yet another high-voltage political face-off between Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and its prime challenger, the BJP, in West Bengal where 42 Lok Sabha seats, the third highest in India after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, are up for grabs.
Elections to the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1.
While the opposition INDIA bloc fell through in Bengal with Ms Banerjee choosing to walk the 'Ekla Cholo Re' path, the state Pradesh Congress is still keen to forge ties with the Left parties whose hands it already held formally during the 2021 state polls. An official alliance between the two sides for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is yet to be announced, though.
