Way back in February, Jyoti Basu said the electoral battle would be a tough one for the Left Front if an alliance was forged between the Trinamool Congress and the Congress. That alliance has materialised and it is being predicted that the Left might lose some important seats in Bengal.
Pre-poll surveys indicate that both the rural and urban populations are irked by the ruling party's stand on the Nandigram and Singur issues. Analysts also suggest Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's adamant stand over the Nano project in Singur may eat into her party's urban vote bank to some extent.
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