Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday walked from her residence in Kalighat to file her nomination papers for the Bhabanipur assembly seat, amidst a large crowd of supporters chanting slogans in support of the TMC supremo.
With folded hands and her trademark smile, Banerjee greeted party workers and supporters lined up on both sides of the road as she walked nearly 800 metres to the Alipore Survey Building, where the nomination papers were to be filed.
During the procession, TMC activists raised slogans - "Long live Mamata Banerjee" and "Long live TMC".
The three-time MLA from Bhabanipur is set to contest against BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari in this high-stakes election.
Among those likely to sign her nomination papers were Rubi Hakim, wife of Kolkata Mayor and senior minister Firhad Hakim, TMC block president of Ward 71 Bablu Singh and Miraj Shah of the Bhabanipur Education Society.
Banerjee's roadshow and nomination filing were being presented by the TMC as a political message showcasing Bengal's pluralistic ethos in Bhabanipur, a constituency where Gujarati businessmen, Bengali families, Punjabi households, and Muslim residents have coexisted for decades.
