Bengal: BJP Worker Killed, Party s Offices And Houses Attacked Across The State In Major Political Violence
by Swarajya Staff - May 3, 2021 12:14 PM
Slain BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar - left, BJP officer set ablaze in Arambagh - right
The Bengal BJP dispensation has been at the receiving end of a major political violence following the assembly election results in West Bengal.
The BJP state media cell has shared videos and photos of various incidents of its party workers and offices coming under attack since yesterday.
Three BJP workers including one in Sitalkuchi have reportedly been killed in post-election violence in the state. One of the victims include BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar who hails from Behala in Kolkata. He was allegedly stoned to death.
Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, scheduled to be held on April 29, ended at 6.30 p m on Monday. A total 84,77,728 voters 43,55,835 male, 41,21,735 women and 158 of the third gender are eligible to decide the fate of 283 candidates in Thursday s polling which will be held in six constituencies of Malda, 11 in Murshidabad, seven in Kolkata North and 11 in Birbhum, Election Commission sources said. The polling will be held between 7AM to 6.30PM in 11,860 polling stations, they said. While 11 candidates each have been fielded by Trinamool Congress, BSP and BJP, CPI(M) is contesting in four seats, Congress in three, AIFB in 2 and RSP (1), the EC sources said.
Campaigning ends for the final phase of poll in 35 Bengal constituencies
While 11 candidates each have been fielded by Trinamool Congress, BSP and BJP, CPI(M) is contesting in four seats, Congress in three, AIFB in 2 and RSP (1), the EC sources said.
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KOLKATA: Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, scheduled to be held on April 29, ended at 6.30 pm on Monday.
A total 84,77,728 voters 43,55,835 male, 41,21,735 women and 158 of the third gender are eligible to decide the fate of 283 candidates in Thursday s polling which will be held in six constituencies of Malda, 11 in Murshidabad, seven in Kolkata North and 11 in Birbhum, Election Commission sources said.