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Left confident of bagging more seats in Kerala, WB

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Published : Mar 25, 2019, 9:10 PM IST

Left confident of bagging more seats in Kerala, WB

Left confident of bagging more seats in Kerala, WB

CPM Politburo member and senior party leader Nilotpal Basu claimed that they have good prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and Congress vote share in the last assembly elections in Tripura had declined to a mere two percent from 44 percent in the last Assembly election.

New Delhi: A day after the Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) came to a pre-poll understanding, the Left party leaders claimed that they have good prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, CPM Politburo member and senior party leader Nilotpal Basu on Monday, remarked that the Congress vote share in the last assembly elections in Tripura had declined to a mere two percent from 44 percent in the last Assembly election.

Left confident of bagging more seats in Kerala, WB

"Our candidate Shankar Prasad Durga was attacked by BJP goons yesterday...we will take the government to task and hold them accountable," Basu added.

The CPM leader challenged the pre-poll survey report and said that the party would do better in both the states i.e., Kerala as well as West Bengal.

Referring to West Bengal pre-poll survey report, Basu said, "It will be a close fight in West Bengal and he hinted of a tacit understanding between BJP and Trinamool Congress."

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In the 2014 general election, United Democratic Front (UDF) bagged 12 seats and Left Democratic Front (LDF) got 8 seats in Kerala. The Left Front got both the seats in Tripura. Out of the total 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, All India Trinamool Congress bagged 34 seats, Left Front and BJP bagged 2 seats each. The Congress also received 4 seats.

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CPM Politburo member and senior party leader Nilotpal Basu claimed that they have good prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and Congress vote share in the last assembly elections in Tripura had declined to a mere two percent from 44 percent in the last Assembly election.

New Delhi: A day after the Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) came to a pre-poll understanding, the Left party leaders claimed that they have good prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, CPM Politburo member and senior party leader Nilotpal Basu on Monday, remarked that the Congress vote share in the last assembly elections in Tripura had declined to a mere two percent from 44 percent in the last Assembly election.

Left confident of bagging more seats in Kerala, WB

"Our candidate Shankar Prasad Durga was attacked by BJP goons yesterday...we will take the government to task and hold them accountable," Basu added.

The CPM leader challenged the pre-poll survey report and said that the party would do better in both the states i.e., Kerala as well as West Bengal.

Referring to West Bengal pre-poll survey report, Basu said, "It will be a close fight in West Bengal and he hinted of a tacit understanding between BJP and Trinamool Congress."

Also read: SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional validity 'triple talaq' ordinance

In the 2014 general election, United Democratic Front (UDF) bagged 12 seats and Left Democratic Front (LDF) got 8 seats in Kerala. The Left Front got both the seats in Tripura. Out of the total 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, All India Trinamool Congress bagged 34 seats, Left Front and BJP bagged 2 seats each. The Congress also received 4 seats.

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Intro:New Delhi: A day after the Congress and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) came to a pre poll understanding in Tripura, the left leaders in Delhi on Monday claimed that they have a good prospect in the state.

Body:CPM polit bureau member and senior party leader Nilutpal Bash said that Congress vote share in the last Assembly election in Tripura has tremendously declined. "The Congress voter share came down to 2 percent from 44 percent in the last Assembly election. And several senior BJP leaders are leaving the saffron brigade too," said Basu in an exclusive interview to ETV Bharat. He said that the Left Front will do much better result this time. "Our candidate Shankar Prasad Durga was attacked by BJP goons yesterday...we will call for the Governmnet to account," said Basu. The CPM leader said that the party will do better both in Kerala as well as West Bengal too. "We are confident that we will do good result in Kerala," said Basu challenging the pre poll survey report. Interestingly, several poll survey in Kerala predicted an overwhelming lead for the Congress led UDF. "On earlier occasion also we have seen several survey report. Its better to wait for the election result," said Basu. Referring to West Bengal, Basu said, "It will be a close fight in West Bengal," he said. He also hinted of a tacit understanding between BJP and Trinamool Congress "following the latter of selection of candidates of both the parties,"

Conclusion:In the 2014 general election, United Democratic Front (UDF) bagged 12 seats and Left Democratic Front (LDF) got 8 seats in Kerala. The Left Front got both the seats in Tripura. Out of the total 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, All India Trinamool Congress bagged 34 seats, Left Front and BJP bagged 2 seats each. The Congress also received 4 seats. end.

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