Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee's former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play.
West Bengal Assembly Elections: The eighth and final round of polling will be held on Thursday. (File)
Kolkata: Bengal votes today in the seventh, and penultimate, phase of its Assembly election, amid a steady spike in Covid cases over the past weeks. Mamata Banerjee s former seat - Bhabanipur - and three ministers are among the high-profile names in play.
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In a last-gasp attack on the opposition BJP, Chief Minister Banerjee on Sunday evening tore into the centre over its handling of the Covid pandemic, paying particular attention to the crippling oxygen shortage and row over vaccine prices. She also urged people, even those who are Covid-positive, and for whom the Election Commission has made arrangements, to cast their vote.