Bengal Polls: JNU's Aishe Ghosh To Debut For Left; Fight BJP, Trinamool In Jamuria Seat

Jamuria has till now withstood Trinamool's onslaught in the last two assembly elections returning CPI(M)'s Jahanara Khan twice in the last two assembly elections.

One of the last remaining Left bastions, Jamuria assembly constituency in the heart of Paschim Bardhaman's coal belt will witness a triangular battle between CPI(M)'s young face Aishe Ghosh, JNU Students' Union president against Trinamool's coal miner-candidate Hareram Singh and BJP's Tapas Roy in polling slated for Monday, April 26. Jamuria has till now withstood Trinamool's onslaught in the last two assembly elections returning CPI(M)'s Jahanara Khan twice in the last two assembly elections. This time round the party decided to risk fielding Aishe Ghosh, a student debutante from the constituency replacing a veteran law-maker. Ms Ghosh who came into the limelight during the agitation in the premier university which also threw up another Left leader Kanhaiya Kumar, the young doctoral scholar has been a prominent face in protests against the CAA and new farm laws. The newcomer is however not a greenhorn as far as the coal belt is concerned having been brought up in the colliery belt of the Burdwan.