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Bengal polls: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Shah steer parallel 'war rooms'

Bengal's first phase of assembly elections saw Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Minister Amit Shah leading rival 'war rooms'. Both monitored real-time voting and booth-level feedback from Kalighat and Salt Lake respectively. Sporadic violence marked the day. The high turnout reflected a fierce electoral battle. Both parties calibrated responses from their command centres for the ongoing high-stakes contest.

23 Apr 2026 6:07 pm