Opinion | Mamata Banerjee's Last-Bid Plan And BJP's Bhabanipur Push Collide

Updated: Apr 26, 2026 15:24 pm IST Published On Apr 26, 2026 15:19 pm IST Last Updated On Apr 26, 2026 15:24 pm IST

Published On Apr 26, 2026 15:19 pm IST

Last Updated On Apr 26, 2026 15:24 pm IST

There is an old political saying: offence is often the best form of defence. Perhaps that is exactly the strategy Mamata Banerjee has chosen in the final stretch before the April 29 poll in Bhabanipur.

In this last leg, she appears to have switched to a counter-offensive strategy to the BJP's high-voltage campaigning in her home turf. Here, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is contesting against her.

A striking example of her new approach came on Saturday in Bhabanipur. While addressing a gathering, she suddenly heard BJP campaign speeches blaring through microphones nearby. Visibly irritated, she reacted sharply, calling it unfortunate politics by the BJP. She said she had taken permission from the police to hold her meeting, yet she was being obstructed from speaking. She described the episode as indecent and unacceptable.

At one point, she even made a phone call and declared that she would move court against what she called the BJP's political misconduct. Eventually, she cut short the event, saying she would return on Sunday and........

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