In a high-stakes contest reminiscent of the 2021 Nandigram battle, Adhikari and Banerjee are once again locked in a direct electoral contest, this time in Bhawanipur.
State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said that the repolling could be held across the entire Assembly constituency if such incidents are reported in a large number of booths.
Following the recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has directed the deployment of NIA sleuths to prevent the use of crude bombs to disrupt the polling.
