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2 dead as fresh wave of violence hits crucial India state poll - World

Voters wearing plastic gloves stand in a line to cast their vote outside a polling station during Phase 2 of West Bengal s legislative election in Nandigram on April 1. AFP Two people died as the second phase of voting in a violence-marred Indian state election kicked off on Thursday, officials said, with crowds of opponents clashing on the streets despite a ban on large gatherings. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Hindu-nationalist party and the firebrand leader of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, are caught up in a fierce battle for the eastern state renowned for its high levels of political violence and murders.

Two Dead As Violence Mars Election In Indian Battleground State

Two Dead As Violence Mars Election In Indian Battleground State By AFP News on April 01 2021 10:52 PM Two people died as an Indian state notorious for political violence went to the polls Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi battling to oust a bitter rival from power. Clashes were reported across West Bengal and election officials said that voters were being intimidated on the second day of polling in the key state. Modi s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking to end a decade of rule by the state s firebrand leader Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal is the Indian state with the highest levels of political killings, according to police records which showed there were about 50 political murders last year.

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