TMC, BJP blame each other of poll rigging as West Bengal votes in Phase-1 election

The Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party blamed each other of poll rigging as voting in the first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was underway on Saturday.

More than 73 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 191 candidates in these 30 seats.

The elections, which will continue till 6 pm, are being held amid tight security with the EC deploying around 730 companies of central forces, guarding 10,288 polling booths housed in 7,061 premises.