KOLKATA — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s candidature from Varanasi for “shamelessly indulging in horse trading”, a day after he claimed 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him. Modi had said on Monday that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him and will desert their party once the BJP wins the polls. “Modi said yesterday that 40 Trinamool Congress workers (MLAs) are in talks with the BJP. The firebrand Trinamool Congress chief also said that people usually revere national leaders, but Modi was an exception. “Modi is daydreaming about getting a foothold in West Bengal.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2019 10:07 UTC