West Bengal: TMC all set for a massive edge in Panchayat polls
In Zilla Parishad, Trinamool got 793 seats while the BJP got 22 seats. There are 632289 Gram Panchayat seats followed by 9730 in Panchayat Samiti and 928 Zilla Parishad seats.
In Zilla Parishad, Trinamool got 793 seats while the BJP got 22 seats. There are 632289 Gram Panchayat seats followed by 9730 in Panchayat Samiti and 928 Zilla Parishad seats.
Trinamul Member of Parliament from the Dum Dum constituency, Prof Saugata Roy was one of the 50 senior party leaders to have been hand- picked by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to campaign in the rural areas before the panchayat elections today.
Sanjoy Das, BJP's local president in Booth No: 17 at Amarpur village in Ausgram of East Burdwan, was seen painting CPI-M's symbol with his party men.
At least seven persons, including an inspector-in-charge sustained injuries during the violent confrontation between TMC and CPM workers.
Abhishek Banerjee was addressing a rally at Narayangarh in West Midnapore this afternoon.
In fresh violence ahead of the July 8 panchayat polls, clashes had broken out between the TMC and BJP workers in Dinhata, resulting in the death of Babu Haque, who was identified as a TMC worker.
The BJP which has not unequivocally ruled out the carving out Gorkhaland from Darjeeling has kept the hope of Gorkhas alive and therefore have always done well in elections from this constituency.
Carrying the Congress party flag in their hands, around 2,000 TMC, BJP workers joined the Congress at the Baharampur Congress office here, Chowdhury said on Sunday.
The elections are taking place after several incidents of pre-poll violence and weeks of legal battles over security for candidates. Nearly 71,500 armed personnel are on duty for smooth conduct of the polls. Armed forces have arrived from Assam, Odisha, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh to strengthen the security arrangements.
