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Trinamool is treating by-polls as a precursor to the Lok Sabha elections

The party flags, posters, cut-outs along the road to Bhabanipur signal that it is battle-ready

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (centre) visits Gurdwara Sant Kutiya during her campaign
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (centre) visits Gurdwara Sant Kutiya during her campaign

Ishita Ayan Dutt
After the high-octane Assembly election in West Bengal, a by-poll would have gone unnoticed. But when the name of the candidate is Mamata Banerjee, who happens to have lost her seat despite landing the party to a thumping victory, the chances of a low-key by-poll are but remote.
 
The party flags, posters, cut-outs along the road to Bhabanipur signal that it is battle-ready. The Election Commission has allowed only door-to-door campaigns and street corners and not rallies. But there is no stopping a high-voltage campaign.
 
In the season of floor-crossings between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya