Synopsis BJP West Bengal general secretary Sayantan Basu said, “The situation in Bengal is not conducive for organising by-polls. If by-polls and civic polls are held amid the pandemic, it might increase the positivity rate.” ANI The BJP leadership in Bengal has urged the Election Commission to put the by-polls on hold till the pandemic is over, days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the situation is conducive for holding by-polls and civic polls. BJP West Bengal general secretary Sayantan Basu said, “The situation in Bengal is not conducive for organising by-polls. If by-polls and civic polls are held amid the pandemic, it might increase the positivity rate.”