Bhabanipur, April 26 -- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress candidate from Baharampur Assembly constituency, on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has helped the "BJP to thrive" in West Bengal.

"CM Mamata Banerjee helped the BJP to thrive in West Bengal...They are both mutually beneficial for each other...BJP and TMC want to stay with each other. They don't want any other political party to enter the state. They both do the politics of polarisation...and do Mura Kusti (Mud wrestling) only," he said while speaking to reporters.

Earlier today, a brutal assault on a local family from the Baharampur Assembly constituency was reported.

Reacting to this incident, Chowdhury alleged that miscreants linked to the Trinamool Congress...