Bengal Chief Minister has broken her long silence on the controversy surrounding Trinamool Congress MP likely expulsion from the Lok Sabha, declaring it will boost her chances in next year’s general election.

“Mahua Moitra’s expulsion from Lok Sabha is being planned... but this will help her before the election,” Ms Banerjee said Thursday at an event in Kolkata. “They have planned to chase out Mahua. She will become popular for three months. What she said inside... she will say outside. She will hold press conferences every day. What does she lose?”