The Home Minister asked for the end of factionalism within the party and brought Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, and Dilip Ghosh, the former state president of the party, together, although they were purported to be at loggerheads.
The Trinamool Congress, Janadhipathya Rashtriya Party, and Kerala Kamaraj Congress will now be associates of the UDF. This expansion aims to strengthen the opposition's fight against the current government's policies.
Cooch Behar will go to the polls in the first phase of polling on April 19
The feisty TMC chief Mamata Banerjee also spoke to the brother of one of the deceased over a video call, in the midst of the press meet, and promised all help to the bereaved family.
Babul Supriyo, Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, on the upcoming West Bengal elections, why BJP has not named a CM candidate, Mamata, Trinamool, and more.
"The manifesto release has been postponed for the time being. It will be released soon," a senior TMC leader said.
Talking to reporters here, Shivraj Chouhan said, "I will reach Kolkata tonight to take part in the Parivartan rally tomorrow. I will address three public meetings there as part of it."
For Adhir Chowdhury though, who is known as a strong critic of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, it seems to be a Hobson’s choice because any substantial increase in the Congress vote share, considering its alliance with the Left Front, would mean a gain for the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and worries for the BJP.
The CNN-IBN-The Week post-poll surveys conducted by the CSDS reveal surprising trends among voters in all four states.