PM also said a BJP wave was blowing across West Bengal where the party will win over 200 of the state's 294 assembly seats
A media vehicle was vandalised in Nandigram by unidentified miscreants
As soon as Banerjee reached Boyal, BJP supporters started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans
Voting in Nandigram is underway amid multiple allegations of disruptions by the Trinamool Congress
In the Boyal area in Nandigram, villagers alleged that BJP supporters had stopped them from going to the polling booths
Voting for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly election began at 7 am on Thursday
Javadekar refused to answer another question on West Bengal polls, saying the press meet was for the Dadasaheb Phalke award
In 2017-18, West Bengal accounted for 15 per cent of the total contributions made to the NSSF; its share increased from 12.4 per cent in 2007-08
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday alleged that over 150 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are malfunctioning since the second phase of the West Bengal elections began on Thursday
Amid violence between political parties in West Bengal, the voter turnout for the second phase of state Assembly polls reached 37.42 per cent till 11
After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Mandal President of Debra, Mohan Singh, was detained by the police ruckus took place near a polling booth in West Bengal's Debra constituency on Thursday
Voter turnout for the second phase of polling in West Bengal notched as much as 15.72 per cent in about three hours as over 7,500,000 electorate began voting in 30 Assembly seats on Thursday
A voter turnout of 13.14 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Thursday in the second phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal
Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 30 constituencies, including the high-profile Nandigram seat, in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections amid tight security, officials said
The countdown is set to begin for the high-voltage 'Khela' (game) of power in West Bengal with the second phase of polling commencing Thursday
All eyes will be on Nandigram on Thursday where TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned- adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that BJP leaders were distributing large sums of money running into crores of rupees to influence electoral outcome
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases
The EC ordered the transfer of the sub-divisional police officer of West Bengal's Haldia and the circle inspector of Mahishadal in the state's Purba Medinipur district to non-election assignments
The Election Commission has directed the transfer of Barun Baidya, current Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Haldia and posted Uttam Mitra WBPS to this post with immediate effect