The majority of the violence reports have come from the Chandamari area in Cooch Behar. Tensions escalated following the assault on BJP’s booth president, Lob Sarkar, who was hospitalised with severe head injuries.
Also, a BJP worker was found hanging under suspicious circumstances at his residence in Malda district, with the party's district unit alleging murder at the behest of the ruling TMC.
पश्चिम बंगाल में चुनाव के बाद हुई हिंसा को लेकर कई महिलाओं ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट का रुख किया है और खुद rape survivor womens approaced supreme court against tmc workers atrocities after bengal election, West Bengal Hindi News - Hindustan
The Centre sought a report from the West Bengal government on post-poll violence in the state. Political workers were allegedly targeted by opponents since the announcement of results for the Bengal Assembly where the ruling Trinamool Congress emerged victorious. The BJP has claimed several of its party workers have been killed and over 4,000 houses ransacked in incidents of post-poll violence.