Nandigram: The two high-profile rivals in Nandigram — Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari – have been in the previous few days busy touring the constituency to maintain an in depth watch on the polling course of. The high-decibel electioneering in Nandigram culminated with a excessive voter turnout on Thursday.
Both the leaders had been in media glare all through the day.
The first half of the day was of Suvendu Adhikari. He toured completely different components of the constituency, together with conserving a vigil on the polling course of. However, as the polling day got here to an finish with a excessive voter turnout of over 80 p.c, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hogged the limelight.
The Trinamool Congress chief was monitoring the proceedings of polling from her short-term residence in Reyapara. Around 1 pm, as she received data of alleged sales space seize and rigging by BJP from her celebration leaders, she went to go to the troubled areas. In Boyal, she was caught in a polling sales space for greater than two hours following a hostile face-off between BJP and TMC supporters. She was later rescued by the safety forces. She even had a chat with the governor of West Bengal about the state of affairs.
The epicentre of political campaigning in West Bengal noticed a peaceable voting on Thursday, throughout the second part of polling. Suvendu Adhikari, throughout the day, had predicted round 75 p.c polling in Nandigram. He stated, “If this happens, it should be noted that people also want change.”
In the earlier elections, Nandigram had hardly ever witnessed greater than 60% polling. So, will Suvendu’s predictions bear fruit as Nandigram noticed a excessive voter turnout? Will BJP win from right here?
Political consultants have stated each Suvendu and Mamata are heavyweight candidates and nobody might be taken evenly. There is an intense political combat in Nandigram. If Suvendu wins, his victory might be attributed to the polarisation issue. But Mamata Banerjee enjoys an enormous help on the floor amongst the ladies and youth. If Mamata wins from the seat it is going to be due to the ladies, youth and minority voters.
In the political slugfest of Nandigram, an IPS officer Nagendra Tripathi, in-charge of Nandigram, can declare the title of the man of the match. As Mamata Banerjee alleged about the inaction of the safety forces, concerning the incident at the polling sales space in Boyal, regardless of a number of complaints since morning the IPS officer responded that there could be no blemish on his uniform whereas finishing up election obligation.
