WB Polls: TMC Alleges Voter Turnout Discrepancy; BJP Writes to EC

BJP West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh said TMC’s allegations on rigging of polls was due to being ‘under pressure’.

A 10-member Trinamool Parliamentary delegation led by Sudip Bandyopadhyay, met Election Commission in Kolkata on Saturday, 27 March, opposing the change in the system of appointing booth agents.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya too wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer in Kolkata on Saturday, alleging there have been several instances of violent behaviour by “TMC goons".

The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began on earlier in the day, recording 77.99 percent voter turnout until 5 PM.

“The BJP had submitted a memorandum requesting to change the system of appointing booth agents wherein he must be a voter of the concerned booth and allow anybody at any booth. The new system is not acceptable to us.”

Sudip Bandyopadhyay, TMC MP