Suvendu Adhikari leads Mamata Banerjee in high-stakes battle of Nandigram

Many analysts had predicted that Nandigram will be one of the most-watched electoral battles in the state's history

Trinamool Congress  (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee is trailing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Suvendu Adhikari by over 7,000 votes in Nandigram, according to votes counted till now in West Bengal.

TMC is ahead in the state, leading in 187 seats. The BJP is ahead in 100 seats as of now. However, these are clearly early trends and given the tough fight exit polls had predicted, the election might go down to the wire.

Adhikari, a former Trinamool leader, has vowed to quit politics if he doesn't defeat Mamata Banerjee by more than 50,000 votes.

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