In bitter battle for Bengal, it’s Mamata vs ex-loyalist today

The second phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal features probably the most high-profile contest of these elections — the showdown between Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. That contest sets the tone for the 30 seats that poll in Bengal on Thursday with BJP hoping to do even better than it did in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.