THE THOUSANDS PACKED INTO THE VENUE-THE SUKANTA SPORTING CLUB GROUND, IN A VILLAGE NOT FAR FROM THE BORDER-SWORE AND SEETHED IMPATIENTLY ON A recent afternoon in Dhubulia, in southcentral Bengal's Nadia district. The rallyists gathered in support of Mahua Moitra, the Trinamool Congress candidate for Krishnanagar, were cooking on slow flame in the stifling heat. For hours, the gathering chafed under the intense discomfort, calling for water and fighting for a place in front of the pedestal fans. Then, a mechanical rumble issued from the sky, as the helicopter carrying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hove into view. That's all it took for the crowd to revive itself. The emergence of Mamata's familiar figure, in her trademark blue-bordered white sari, drew hysteric cheers. In Bengal, scenes like this have played out at the CM's rallies for over a decade now. However, in the past three years, the BJP, Bengal's principal Opposition party, has projected her former protégé Suvendu Adhikari-who defected to the saffron camp in 2020 and defeated Mamata in the 2021 assembly polls from Nandigram-as a counter. No other Opposition leader is as popular as Adhikari, and outpourings of mass affection are now a rally staple for him too.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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