Left candidates in 38 of Bengal seats

The Left Front on Tuesday announced its candidates for 38 out of the 42

Lok Sabha

seats in

West Bengal

.

The announcement comes after Congress released its first list of 11 contestants on Monday , with its state chief making it clear that the party will field candidates in all seats.

The developments over the past two days indicate that Left and Congress are heading for a four-cornered contest in Bengal. CPM will contest 29 of the 38 seats, including

Raiganj

and

Murshidabad

, leaving three seats each for Front partners Forward Bloc, RSP and CPI.