Varanasi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav Thursday held a public rally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi.
Banerjee alleged she was “attacked by BJP workers” on her arrival in Varanasi Wednesday. The manner in which the “party workers attacked” her, she said, showed that the “BJP has lost the plot”. “The BJP’s loss is imminent,” she added, addressing the rally.
The West Bengal CM is in town to campaign for the Samajwadi Party-led alliance, which includes the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), among others.
Others who attended the rally included SP leaders Ram Gopal Yadav and Shivpal Yadav, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary, and SBSP chief O.P. Rajbhar.
Banerjee said she was sure about the SP’s victory in the ongoing UP assembly elections. She’s also likely to be in Varanasi Friday. PM Modi is expected to hold a roadshow in his parliamentary constituency too.
The eight assembly segments under Varanasi district are among the seats that will vote during the last and seventh phase on 7 March. The votes will be counted on 10 March.
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