Parties blame each other for sporadic violence in N Bengal
The Election Commission received over 100 complaints of violence and intimidation from three Lok Sabha segments, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri.
The Election Commission received over 100 complaints of violence and intimidation from three Lok Sabha segments, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri.
A polling booth in naxal affected Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh registered 100 per cent voting before 10 AM on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls.
The polling began in 24,370 polling stations at 7 am and will last till 6 pm.
To prevent any unpleasant incidents in the city during Ram Navami celebrations ahead of the Lok Sabha election, police headquarters at Lalbazar were on high alert.
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, gunshots were fired at Bakchara in Gaighata of North 24 Parganas, last night by unidentified miscreants.
Elections will be held in Krishnanagar on 13 May, while two other constituencies, Bongaon and Barasat will go to polls on 20 May and 1 June respectively.
However, introspection has been done from booth level by the TMC to plug the loopholes which then helped the BJP to win the Hooghly seat earlier.
According to the local Trinamul Congress in Basirhat, Mr Islam is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital.
The Election Commission of India will deploy Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel in all booths in first phase of the Lok Sabha poll in Bengal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday, accusing it of trying to divide the country.
