West Bengal: How Nandigram's defeat will affect 'Fighter Mamata'?

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to approach the Election Commission to complain about alleged rigging during counting of votes in Nandigram where West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee reportedly lost to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari by around 1,953 votes in a closely fought contest.

Reports suggest the TMC, which earlier this evening appealed to the people not to speculate while stating the counting process for Nandigram has not been completed, may also file a plea in this regard in the Calcutta High Court.

In the 2016 state polls, Suvendu Adhikari won the Nandigram seat on a All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) ticket. He secured 1,34,623 votes as against 53,393 votes captured by Abdul Kabir Sekh of the Communist Party of India (CPI).