Poll frenzy grip Bengal, 4 other states
Voting in Bengal for phase three of eight-phases ; single-phase polling in Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Puducherry; last leg in Assam
Voting in Bengal for phase three of eight-phases ; single-phase polling in Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Puducherry; last leg in Assam
Voting began at around 7 AM amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
BJP’s ally UPPL leader Pramod Boro, Congress leaders Ripun Bora, Gaurav Gogoi, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Asom Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi also attended public meetings seeking supports for their candidates from the voters.
Accusing the Cong, Modi said, It is our responsibility to ensure the rehabilitation of those who have returned to the mainstream after years of struggle
Most constituencies witnessed straight battle between BJP-led alliance and Opposition Congress- led grand alliance
Fate of 345 candidates, including 26 women, will be decided by over 73 lakh voters in 39 Assembly constituencies
A total of 300 companies of security forces have been deployed in the 1st phase
The ECI also directed that no political party or candidate or any other organization or person shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day or one day prior to poll day in all the phases, unless the contents of political advertisements are pre-certified by the media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC).
Senior leader Veerappa Moily, deputed to Tamil Nadu to oversee the election management in the state, said: "The talks are on and it may be finalised by today or tomorrow."
