Sandeshkhali, Turncoats, Left-Congress Alliance: 6 Questions Driving The 2024 Lok Sabha Battle In West Bengal

BJP candidate for Basirhat constituency Rekha Patra during her election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, at Sandeshkhali on March 27, 2024.

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The 2024 Lok Sabha election heralds a pivotal moment in the political tapestry of West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, leading the Trinamool Congress (TMC), stands as a formidable challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India’s sole incumbent woman chief minister, Banerjee also carries the momentum of her victory over the BJP in the 2021 assembly elections. She is poised to cast her political spell once more, leading the TMC’s