On Wednesday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister n Chandrababu Naidu praised Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee and said she will play a big role in the formation of the new government at the Centre. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Naidu visited the former Maoist-dominated Lalgarh in West Bengal to attend a rally in support of Birbaha Soren (Tudu), TMC candidate from Jhargram constituency. Naidu also addressed another rally in Haldia, Tamluk constituency.

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“The West Bengal chief minister is a Bengal tiger now, and after the elections, she will become the tiger of the nation. The BJP is going to be defeated miserably and Mamata Banerjee will play a big role in the formation of the new government by winning all the 42 seats in the state,” said Naidu in the rally.

“Once this place was controlled by Left-wing extremists. But now, it is totally controlled by the chief minister of Bengal. There is peace now and a lot of development work has been done. The people of the region are living in peace. It is a model to be followed,” he added.

On Thursday, Andhra CM and Mamata Banerjee are supposed to share the dais in Kharagpur, which comes under the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency and goes to polls on May 12. Trinamool Congress candidate and Rajya Sabha MP Manas Bhuniya will contest against Bharatiya Janata Party state president Dilip Ghosh here.

Chandrababu Naidu also met Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and discussed plans to hold a meeting of Opposition parties on May 21, two days before the results of the ongoing seven-phased Lok Sabha elections are announced.

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