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Bentley picks Priyanka Chopra as brand ambassador Asha Bhosle passes away: Aayush Sharma recalls her as the ‘global ambassador of our culture, representing India with grace’ | NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of carrying out delimitation exercise to trifurcate the state.While addressing poll rallies in Chhatna and Onda in West Bengal’s Bankura district, Mamata said that parts of West Bengal could be merged with Bihar and Odisha, and it would result in hardships in Bengalu living in those areas.”The BJP is planning to bring in a delimitation bill to divide West Bengal into three parts. It may merge parts of West Bengal with Bihar or Odisha, and torture Bengalis there,” Mamata said.Mamata also alleged that the BJP has struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power in the state.She made the apparent reference to a viral video of Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir, who was purportedly heard saying that he was in close touch with BJP leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, to unseat Mamata from power and that he received Rs 200 crore as an advance payment of a Rs 1,000-crore deal to split minority votes to defeat the TMC.”They (BJP) have struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the TMC from power in West Bengal,” the party supremo said.She also alleged that central forces deployed in the state for the upcoming polls were “disrespecting” women in the name of conducting searches.The CM also claimed that she was denied permission to hold a rally despite the venue being available, while quick clearance was given for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting.She also accused the BJP of bribing voters before elections, and called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls the “country’s biggest scam” in recent times.”The SIR is the biggest scam the country has seen in recent times. Everyone in the world knows that your government will topple in 2026. We will then scrap all the anti-people laws brought in by your government,” she added.”The BJP bribes voters before the elections. But they forget their promises soon after the polling is over. That was seen in the Bihar elections,” Mamata said.The TMC chief further alleged that the BJP would try to manipulate the polling process to win the election and urged the people to remain alert and keep a tab on the voting machines.”Be alert about the voting machines. The BJP has planned slow voting and slow counting. Foil all their plans,” Banerjee said.She also alleged that the BJP was planning to offer “spiked tea and sweets” to people to “loot votes”.”They are planning to offer you spiked tea and sweets, consuming which you would fall asleep and they would loot your votes… Remain cautious,” she said.She also questioned the BJP’s poll promise of filling up vacancies in government departments, asking, “What happened to his (Modi) promise of providing 2 crore jobs to youths?”About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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But you should speak to those who are in the state government for more details,” Jha said.JD(U) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said, “The new chief minister will be elected by legislators of the NDA upon the recommendation of the BJP.”“The BJP has an important role to play in the formation of a new government. It has its own process in these matters. Once it comes forward with its plan, necessary things will follow,” he added.Meanwhile, several BJP leaders, including deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary, also turned up at Nitish’s residence. Chaudhary is among the likely names who could replace Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM.Another BJP leader who turned up at the chief minister’s residence was Lakhendra Paswan, and his visit fuelled speculation in a section of the media that the party may be pushing for the Dalit leader.Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been appointed as the central observer for the election of the leader of the BJP legislature party.‘We need young jansevak’Meanwhile, JD(U) workers put up posters across Patna calling for Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant to take the chief ministerial post.The posters, put up early morning by “Nitish sevaks,” urged Nishant Kumar to step into active politics, describing him as a “youth leader” and calling on him to “come out of the shadows.”“We do not need a bulldozer, nor riots or unrest in Bihar. We need a young jansevak… it is time for him to come out of the shadow,” the posters read.While there is speculation that Nishant Kumar could take up the role of deputy chief minister, no official announcement has been made so far.According to news agency PTI, party sources admitted that there were misgivings among the cadres about the role played by Jha and some other close aides of Nitish in the recent developments.They said, “Yesterday, when the chief minister visited the JD(U) office in Delhi, many party workers insisted that even after he stepped down, the top post should not be given to the BJP. The visuals have been flashed by all media outlets and are, to an extent, reflective of the sentiment prevailing in the party here.”“In Nishant (Nitish Kumar’s son, who recently joined the party), we have a young leader capable enough of stepping into his father’s shoes. We, however, are also aware that our leader is unlikely to push for his son. But, at least, we must insist on all the benefits that the BJP is currently enjoying, which include posts like two deputy CMs, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the crucial Home portfolio,” they added.“The BJP, on its part, has been acting with swagger. Just look at the alacrity with which they nominated Harivansh Narayan Singh to the Rajya Sabha, days after we denied him a third consecutive term,” said the JD(U) sources.Tejashwi flags conspiracyMeanwhile, RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav claimed that JD(U) president Nitish Kumar was giving up the post under “pressure” from his own party colleagues, who had been “intimidated or allured” by ally BJP.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an RJD function, Tejashwi said, “I wager that the deal for removing Nitish Kumar had been struck by some bigwigs in the JD(U) long back. It had not been made public because it would have backfired during the assembly polls.”“It is rubbish to say that Nitish Kumar, who does not enjoy sound physical and mental health, is stepping down out of his own wish. Just recall the visuals from Delhi. The way he was stopped by Sanjay Jha from interacting with the media in the national capital is proof of how much insult and pressure the veteran leader is putting up with,” he alleged.He further said that the JD(U) leaders who are behind this conspiracy have either been allured by the BJP or are living in fear of the ED and the CBI, which have become instruments of the party ruling the Centre.Nitish took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha in a brief ceremony at Parliament House in New Delhi. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan in his chamber.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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