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West Bengal: Enemy at the gates

Led by PM Modi and Amit Shah, the BJP plans a blitzkrieg on Mamata's turf to face the mahagathbandhan head on.

The united opposition, hosted by a beaming Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground on January 19, was dismissed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the same afternoon as corruption-tainted leaders ganging up to save themselves. Now, the BJP intends to sharpen its attack on the prospective mahagathbandhan with a series of rallies by Modi and party chief Amit Shah across West Bengal,

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