Mamata Banerjee says will contest Assembly elections from Suvendu Adhikari’s stronghold Nandigram; will defeat her, he hits back

Updated : January 18, 2021 09:10 PM IST

The Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held in April-May this year.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she will fight the upcoming Assembly Elections from her former aide Suvendu Adhikari's turf Nandigram.

Adhikari won the Nandigram seat in 2016 as TMC candidate. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last month, after ending his two-decade-old relationship with Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Addressing a rally in Nandigram, Banerjee said she is not worried about those jumping to other parties as when TMC was formed none of them were there, in a reference to the party leaders including Adhikar.

Mamata Banerjee is at present the MLA from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata.

Responding to Mamata’s announcement, Adhikari asserted that he will defeat her or quit politics"

“If I am fielded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics," he said.

The Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held in April-May this year.

(With inputs from PTI)

Mamata Banerjee says will contest Assembly elections from Suvendu Adhikari’s stronghold Nandigram; will defeat her, he hits back

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