TIL Desk/National/Kolkata/ Amid fear of violence, counting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2018 began at 8 am today. During polling, more than 20 people had died and 50 others got injured in election-related clashes. Reacting to the violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called the election a “murder of democracy”, a charge dismissed by the ruling Trinamool Congress.
The violence entailed a low-intensity blast, booth capturing, vandalism, attacks on journalists and clashes between workers of political parties. The State Election Commission then ordered re-polling in 568 booths across the state. The re-polling was conducted yesterday amid tight security.The results will be declared today.
Voting took place for a second time in 10 booths in Hooghly, 28 booths in West Midnapore, 52 booths in Coochbehar, 63 booths in Murshidabad, 60 booths in Nadia, 59 booths in North 24 Parganas, 55 booths in Malda, 73 booths in Uttar Dinajpur, 26 in South 24 Parganas, among others.
The State Election Commission announced that at 12 noon, the Trinamool Congress won over 2,400 gram panchayat seats. The BJP and the CPI(M) won 386 and 94 gram panchayat seats respectively.
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