Nepal, Feb. 13 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's extraordinary move of becoming the first ever serving chief minister to argue her own petition before the Supreme Court hits a note that goes beyond just challenging one's political rival and strikes at the very heart of gender messaging in a male-dominated political milieu.

The feisty chief minister appeared before the SC last week after she moved the top court, urging it to intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to 'save democracy', and alleged the poll-bound West Bengal was being targeted.

Banerjee's state heads to polls very soon, and the politician-known for her street-fighter style of politics-will be careful to ensure she leaves no gap ...