Will make sure Hindi-speaking people allowed to vote this time: BJP's Bhabanipur candidate Priyanka Tibrewal slamming Mamata

Speaking to IBNS at BJP's state headquarters, Priyanka,  who had filed the petition in the case pertaining to post-poll violence in West Bengal, said, "I heard the opposite candidate speaking yesterday that votes are polled less in Bhabanipur always.

"Actually votes are not polled less but they (TMC) ensure that Hindi-speaking people are not allowed to participate in the electoral process, come out of their houses (and cast votes). So we will make sure that they do not win through these tactics this time."

Priyanka's name was announced by the BJP Friday to challenge Banerjee, who is participating in the by-election to remain in the Chief Minister's post after she was defeated by BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram during the assembly elections held last summer.

It is to be noted that the result has been challenged by Banerjee in the court, alleging foul play.

At a time the TMC is posing supremely confident that the bypoll will be a cakewalk for Banerjee, who is fighting in her home turf, Priyanka adds more meaning to her campaign, which is yet to begin.

"For me, this is not just a campaign but to reach out to the people who are not aware of what this government had done (she means violence) in West Bengal so the message has to reach to them that they should look at Nandigram the way it has given a befitting reply to the Trinamool. Now it is time for Bhabanipur to do this," she told IBNS in stern words.

The Bhabanipur seat was vacated by West Bengal Minister (and now ex-MLA) Sovandeb Chattopadhyay to help Banerjee to reach the assembly as an elected Chief Minister.

As per the Constitution, any non-MLA can become the Chief Minister but he/she will have to get elected from any assembly constituency within six months.