UNI SPECIALBy Sirshendu PanthKolkata, April 28 -- A leading lawyer, a veteran actress and a leading Chartered Accountant are locking horns in Jadavpur - a prestigious constituency in Kolkata's southern fringes dotted with premier educational and health institutes with a legacy of courting, and occasionally, snubbing political stalwarts.
A one-time red citadel, Jadavpur has a history of having sided with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) contestants, including heavyweights like late chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and venerated economist Ashok Mitra, for close to half a century during its 59 years of existence.
However, the script has now turned somewhat upside down, in sync with the decline of the Left across West Bengal. Th...