CM Mamata Banerjee went all guns blazing against the BJP on the first day of the state assembly polls.

First phase of election in West Bengal for 30 assembly seats concluded today with few incidents of clashes and complaints regarding EVM machines from various polling-stations. A total of 191 candidates are in the fray for the first-phase.

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The CM alleged that BJP was bringing in goons from outside West Bengal to stop people from exercising their franchise in Bengal. She urged the women to “confront the hoodlums brought in by BJP with ladle, spatula and other cooking utensils”.

Narayangarh and Pingla saw two rallies led by CM Banerjee. She termed the turncoat Suvendu Adhikari and his family as “traitors”. She further claimed that one member of the household was seen distributing money among people on Friday night, hours before 30 Assembly constituencies of the state went to polls.

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CM Banerjee said, “Yesterday, one of the Adhikari brothers was seen distributing money. Women in the area caught him red-handed and asked the police to arrest him. They also handed over 30 goons, all hired from outside, to the police.”

On Saturday a clash broke out between activists of the BJP and the TMC in Purba Medinipur’s Nandigram constituency, which is set to go to polls on April 01, leaving at least three people seriously injured.

This year’s election in West Bengal is scheduled to be held in 8 phases from March 27 to April, 29 and the vote counting will take place on May, 02, 2021.