article_snippet.sent: After suffering a blow in the September referendum,  Mrs Sturgeon has steadily set about boosting Mrs Sturgeon political profile.
article_snippet.sent: In spite of the defeat which prompted Mrs Sturgeon predecessor's resignation, SNP leader has racked up support across Scotland since, with some fans even hopeful of a victory on May 7.
article_snippet.sent: But weeks after having to deny allegations of back-room plotting against Ed Miliband, Mrs Sturgeon has been rocked by more smearing claims yet.
article_snippet.sent: For with just two weeks to go until Mrs Sturgeon canvasses polling station queues, the 44-year-old has been accused of savage violence.
article_snippet.sent: Polls suggest SNP is on the brink of a landslide on a scale unprecedented in modern British politics, winning as many as 50 of Scotland’s 59 Commons seats.
article_snippet.sent: That would be all but certain to leave SNP holding the balance of power at Westminster for the first time.