Kolkata, March 23 -- The royal seat of Cooch Behar is one such among the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bengal, where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to put up a strong fight.
The BJP pipped the Congress and the CPI(M)-led Left Front to emerge as a main challenger to the ruling TMC in the Gram Panchayat polls and in various byelections held during the past two years.
After failing to reach any consensus on seat sharing with the Congress, the CPI(M)-led Left Front is all alone in its fight to revive itself in its former bastion. With no alliances in place, the state is set to witness a multi-cornered fight.
"Had there been an Opposition alliance, we would have been in a comfortable position in most of these seats. But now th...