Banerjee framed the election not merely as a contest for power in Bengal, but as a fight against what she described as the BJP's attempt to control the state politically, culturally and electorally.
The FIR was lodged after Suchitra and her husband Gaurav appeared before investigators with their complaint claiming that they paid Rs 7 crore to secure a Congress party ticket for Suchitra.
In Stalin’s letter to his party cadre, he asked if Palaniswami’s visits to Delhi were meant to secure Tamil Nadu’s rights or merely to negotiate political arrangements.
Highlighting party traditions, Nehru recalled that under former leaders MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, the leading party in an alliance would allocate seats to its partners.
According to indications, the BJP is keen on securing at least 29 seats to ensure it does not contest fewer seats than the Congress in the DMK-led alliance.
