Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:01am on 29 Apr 2026,Wednesday Politics
Violence was reported as West Bengal voted in the final phase across 142 seats on Wednesday. Voter turnout stood at 18.93% by 9 am. The contest is mainly between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. In Nadia, a BJP polling agent alleged he was beaten by “15-16 TMC supporters,” claiming one carried a gun. A BJP camp office was also vandalised. In Howrah, voting was briefly disrupted due to an EVM glitch. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces Suvendu Adhikari in a key contest. The BJP, backed by leaders like Amit Shah, aims to break TMC’s stronghold in South Bengal. (PC: India Today)
