KOLKATA: The second phase of Bengal polls is going to be crucial for Congress as it will decide the party's status in the Trinamool Congress-led alliance. What worries Congress is the Trojan horses that may queer the Opposition pitch, paving the way for the Left Front in some of the 50 seats as three districts ^ Murshidabad, Nadia and Birbhum ^ go to the polls on Saturday.
Murshidabad Congress strongman Adhir Chowdhury has the highest stakes in the 22 seats in the district. Adhir ignored Congress president Sonia Gandhi's appeal to vote for the alliance candidates and went ahead with his decision to fight Trinamool and the Left in the district. A slip in the Congress tally is likely to impact Adhir's political career.
Adhir is backing rebel Congressmen in four of the total 22 seats, namely Bhagabangola, Jalangi, Sagardighi and Hariharpara. The risk seems to be highest in the Hariharpara assembly seat ^ a marginal seat in the 2009 LS polls ^ where the Opposition led by a thin margin. Trinamool candidates are in the fray against Congress nominees at Kandi, Behrampore and Raninangar.
Like Adhir, Sankar Singh is backing four rebel Congressmen in four of the 17 seats, namely Karimpur, Kaligunj, Nakashipara and Krishnanagar (South), in Nadia. The Krishnangar (South) was a marginal seat during the 2009 LS polls. BJP holds the key in the constituency. The party bagged 19% votes during the last LS polls. The Congress leadership isn't likely to spare Sankar Singh if any of the four seats goes to the Left.
The Left can expect a few seats from the district. The Left trailed in all the 16 seats other than Kalyani where it led during the 2009 LS polls.
The Left is likely to do well in Birbhum that sprung a surprise in the last LS polls. The Left is banking on five seats ^ Sainthia, Nanoor, Labhpur, Dubrajpur and Mayureswar. Nalhati that had once backed Forward Bloc minister Kalimuddin Shams looks tough for the Left with Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit in the fray. The Opposition is confident of winning five seats ^ Suri, Nalhati Hasan, Rampurhat and Murarai.
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Murshidabad Congress strongman Adhir Chowdhury has the highest stakes in the 22 seats in the district. Adhir ignored Congress president Sonia Gandhi's appeal to vote for the alliance candidates and went ahead with his decision to fight Trinamool and the Left in the district. A slip in the Congress tally is likely to impact Adhir's political career.
Adhir is backing rebel Congressmen in four of the total 22 seats, namely Bhagabangola, Jalangi, Sagardighi and Hariharpara. The risk seems to be highest in the Hariharpara assembly seat ^ a marginal seat in the 2009 LS polls ^ where the Opposition led by a thin margin. Trinamool candidates are in the fray against Congress nominees at Kandi, Behrampore and Raninangar.
Like Adhir, Sankar Singh is backing four rebel Congressmen in four of the 17 seats, namely Karimpur, Kaligunj, Nakashipara and Krishnanagar (South), in Nadia. The Krishnangar (South) was a marginal seat during the 2009 LS polls. BJP holds the key in the constituency. The party bagged 19% votes during the last LS polls. The Congress leadership isn't likely to spare Sankar Singh if any of the four seats goes to the Left.
The Left can expect a few seats from the district. The Left trailed in all the 16 seats other than Kalyani where it led during the 2009 LS polls.
The Left is likely to do well in Birbhum that sprung a surprise in the last LS polls. The Left is banking on five seats ^ Sainthia, Nanoor, Labhpur, Dubrajpur and Mayureswar. Nalhati that had once backed Forward Bloc minister Kalimuddin Shams looks tough for the Left with Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit in the fray. The Opposition is confident of winning five seats ^ Suri, Nalhati Hasan, Rampurhat and Murarai.
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