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'Jumla meter' to 'king of fascists': How Mamata is battling for West Bengal

Banerjee has made BJP, particularly Modi, her prime target in the current Lok Sabha elections. Her pitch for elections is BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao, used interchangeably with Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao.

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Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee | Photo: Subrata Majumder

Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata
The petite frame of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee belies the warrior within as she paces up and down the makeshift platform at campaign rallies likening her challenger Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler sometimes and labelling him a seasonal bird at times.

Hours after Narendra Modi addressed an election meeting in Cooch Behar on Sunday, Banerjee referred to him as a "seasonal bird" for visiting North Bengal only ahead of elections at a rally in the same Lok Sabha constituency. 

"You had not come to Darjeeling during the days of unrest. Where were the BJP leaders when there were disturbances in the

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