Trouble between 2 stars in 7th phase polls in Bengal, reputation of these giants including Mamata's ministers at stake

- Agnimitra Pal from BJP and actress Sayoni Ghosh from TMC clash in Asansol South assembly seat

New delhi date. Monday, April 26, 2021

Voting for the seventh phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has begun. In this phase, polling was to be held in 36 seats but one candidate each from Jangipur and Shamsherganj constituencies died due to corona and now voting is taking place in 34 seats. A total of 268 candidates are in the fray, including 37 women candidates.

At the Bhawanipur seat, the stronghold of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the reputation of many veteran leaders, including Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, is at stake. Voters will decide the fate of high-profile BJP and Left leaders, including Mamata's ministers. The 34 seats to be polled during the seventh phase of the Bengal elections are spread across 5 districts. It includes 6 assembly seats in South Dinapur and Malda districts, 9 in Murshidabad, 4 in Kolkata and 9 in Burdwan.

Trouble at Mamata's seat

All eyes are on the seats of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stronghold Bhawanipur. This seat has been Mamata Banerjee's traditional seat and she has been ruling Bengal for 10 years after winning from here. However, this time Mamata Banerjee has left Bhawanipur constituency and is contesting from Nandigram. He has fielded Sovandev Chattopadhyay, one of the senior leaders of his party, from Bhawanipur. BJP has fielded Rudranil Ghosh, an actor-turned-leader.

Two stars face-to-face

This time there is an interesting confrontation between BJP and TMC in Asansol South Assembly seat of Asansol i.e. Shilpanchal in West Burdwan district. Renowned fashion designer Agnimitra Pal is trying her luck on the election field with a BJP ticket while TMC has given a ticket to actress Sayoni Ghosh. In this face-to-face battle between the two stars in this seat, the CPI (M) has made Prashant Ghosh a triangle by fielding him.