CPI(M) fields Minakshi Mukherjee against Mamata, Suvendu from Nandigram

CPI(M)'s Minakshi Mukherjee has been fielded against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from the high-stakes Nandigram seat to fight the forthcoming assembly elections.

Kolkata:The Left-led opposition grand alliance on Wednesday fielded CPI(M)'s Minakshi Mukherjee from the high-stakes Nandigram seat where she will fight the upcoming assembly elections against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is the TMC candidate, and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.

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The election in Nandigram is being watched closely as Banerjee takes on her former aide, Adhikari, in a high-pitched battle.

Mukherjee was announced as the Left-Congress-ISF alliance candidate by Left Front chairman Biman Bose at a press conference.

PTI

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