Kharagpur: BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency. Dilip Ghosh The ruling party expressed confidence in the party’s victory in the West Bengal elections. Trinamool Congress“Departure is assured”. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Dilip Ghosh said, “The time has come for TMC to go…Now Mamata Banerjee has nothing in her hands. Her departure is certain.” Ghosh also said that the deployment of central forces at the booth has assured people to exercise their right to vote without being intimidated by TMC goons. He said, “If the booths come under the control of central forces, people will go to vote without any worry because here the police along with goons scare people.” Dilip Ghosh is looking to repeat his 2016 performance in Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency as he faces Trinamool Congress’s Pradeep Sarkar, who himself is looking to make a comeback after the 2021 defeat. With an estimated total population of 4 lakh with around 1.9 lakh voters, Kharagpur Sadar is hoping for a candidate who can help solve the persistent problem of pollution, water crisis and youth unemployment.Assembly constituency number 224 is composed of Kharagpur Railway Basti, Kharagpur I community development block and Kharagpur Municipality. People are hoping to get a leader who can ensure continuation of development works in the area. The constituency, being a railway junction, hosts a variety of people from across the country, including Telugu, Marathi and Tamil speakers, who almost outnumber the local Bengalis. Dilip Ghosh, who lost his 2024 Lok Sabha bid, is trying to make a comeback by hoping to repeat his 2016 performance where he managed to break the streak of 7-time Congress MLA Gyan Singh Sohanpal. Ghosh had given up the MLA seat after his election to the Lok Sabha in 2019. After the by-election, it was All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate Pradeep Sarkar who managed to win against BJP’s Prem Chandra Jha. However, this victory lasted only till 2021, when BJP’s Hiramoy Chattopadhyay managed to take back the seat from the party. Chattopadhyay is now contesting from Shyampur constituency. Congress has also fielded Papiya Chakraborty. The upcoming elections will be held after the 2021 battle, where TMC secured 213 seats. However, the BJP’s surge from a minor player to 77 seats in the last cycle has set the stage for the current high-stakes clash. Assembly elections are to be held in West Bengal in two phases on 23 and 29 April and the results will be declared on 4 May.