Mamata Banerjee has coined a “Darjeeling to Delhi” slogan with the
message that Trinamul will play a “leading” role in forming the new
government at the Centre.
“The win in Darjeeling will herald
Trinamul’s move towards Delhi where our party will take a leading role
in forming the new government. Our call is ‘Darjeeling to Delhi’,” the
chief minister told a rally in Siliguri on Saturday.
Trinamul has never bagged the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, which includes areas in the hills and the plains.
“We
doubt whether BJP will win 100 seats. The trends of the first phase (of
polls) indicate that they will hardly get 10 seats. In 2014, they had
won in over 30 seats from the 91 where elections were held a few days
back,” said Mamata.
Some felt the statement signalled national
ambitions. “It is a strategy to keep building pressure on the BJP and
project Trinamul as a national party,” a source said.
Mamata
urged Left and Congress supporters to back Amar Singh Rai, Trinamul’s
Darjeeling candidate. “I have not fielded any candidate in (Left-ruled)
Kerala. You contest and win there. But in Bengal, you should not try to
split votes. The Congress has become a signboard here…..”
She
continued her attacks on the BJP over use of religion. “Some people are
wielding maces and swords…Such theatrics won’t fetch votes in Bengal,”
Mamata said, alluding to BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh who was seen with
such weapons at Ram Navami rallies.
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