Bengal polls: Rahul Gandhi to begin campaign 3 days before 5th phase voting

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will begin campaigning for West Bengal assembly elections where half of the voting phases are already over. Congress, as part of the Sanyukta Morcha, is fighting this year’s election in 92 constituencies. Rahul will address rallies in Goalpokhar and Matigara-Naxalbari assembly constituencies.

The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been campaigning aggressively in the state. On being asked why Rahul didn’t campaign in Bengal during the first four phases, senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad told news agency PTI on Tuesday that the Wayanad MP was busy with the other four states where the Congress party is contesting on more seats.

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