BJP Fields Face Of Sandeshkhali Protest Rekha Patra In Basirhat Contest

Basirhat has become a very closely watched contest after the BJP fielded Rekha Patra, one of the women who emerged as the face of the protest of the women of Sandeshkhali in the wake of the allegations that emerged against local Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan. Sandeshkhali is a Vidhan Sabha seat that is part of the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency and the Trinamool fielded former MP Haji Nurul Islam. NDTV reports on this hot seat from Bengal.