Lok Sabha election 2014: Battle in West Bengal

  • 5 years ago
The election in Darjeeling is centred around the crucial issue of the creation of Gorkhaland. And the fight for the Darjeeling parliamentary seat is a clear depiction of the same, as the Trinamool Congress, which does not prefer bifurcation of West Bengal, has fielded top footballer Baichung Bhutia against BJP's S S Ahluwalia, who is also backed by the GJM.

Several experts have said there is no clear leader in the constituency. In the 2009 General Elections, Darjeeling had voted for BJP's Jaswant Singh, who had made a strong pitch for the creation of Gorkhaland.


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