Mamata Banerjee’s Big Bengal Announcement

Nandigram: 18 Jan 21 Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that she will contest from Nandigram in the state election due by May. The announcement is significant as Nandigram was represented by rebel Suvendu Adhikari, who crossed over to the BJP last month. “I will contest from Nandigram. Nandigram is my lucky place,” Mamata Banerjee said, addressing a public meeting in the town.  The Chief Minister said she would contest the election from two constituencies, including Bhabanipur in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee’s campaign for farmers’ land in Nandiram propelled her to power in the 2011 assembly election that she won by a landslide, defeating the ruling Left.