The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, while the BJP emerged as its closest rival which won 31 seats out of the total 928. The Congress-Left Front alliance secured 15 seats while others won the remaining two seats.
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said had the central forces been deployed in sensitive areas, there would not have been so much violence. TMC hit back and said there is no guarantee that doing so would have prevented the violence.
West Bengal Panchayat poll was held on Saturday, however, the reports of violence and deaths dominated the headlines the entire day. Political parties including the TMC, BJP, and Congress said that they lost their supporters in the violence.
Anurag Thakur slammed Mamata Banerjee over the violence during the polling of the panchayat election and alleged that TMC considers ‘murders its guarantee to power’.
The ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters.
West Bengal Panchayat Election HIGHLIGHTS: Violence rocked Bengal's rural polls as voting ended on Saturday leaving 12 people dead, ballot boxes vandalized and bombs thrown at rivals in a number of villages.
The panchayat elections in West Bengal, which witnessed pre-poll violence leading to deaths, will be held today amid tight security. The Governor has appealed to the people to come out in large numbers and cast their votes.
CPI(M) demanded that the history sheeters be taken into custody to percent the from creating any chaos during voting in the West Bengal panchayat polls on July 8.
Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is attempting to divide Bengal using 'divisive forces', after 'destroying' Kashmir and Manipur.
TMC has alleged that West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has never uttered a single word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP has expressed apprehensions that the TMC would attempt to rig panchayat polls on the voting day in West Bengal on July 8.
State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Sunday met Governor CV Ananda Bose at the Raj Bhavan amid violent incidents in various parts of West Bengal ahead of the panchayat elections.
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday (June 23) told the Calcutta High Court that a total of 822 companies of central forces have been requisitioned for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal.
WB state election commission said that being an independent constitutional body is solely vested with the powers to take decisions in respect of the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls.
A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the SEC to requisition central forces to work in tandem with the police force of West Bengal for the rural polls.
The ruling Trinamool Congress accused the opposition parties of forming an 'unholy nexus' to delay the elections and tarnish the state's image due to fear of defeat.
Bengal panchayat polls: Deceased Fulchand Sheikh's family alleged that was attacked by TMC’s goons when he was playing cards in Ratanpur village on Friday, June 9. However, the TMC has denied it has any role in the incident.
Bengal panchayat polls: According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi might come to the state either on June 8 or June 9. He is expected to address a rally at the tribal-dominated Purulia district.
Bengal panchayat elections: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said that the programme has been named 'Trinamooley Nabajowar' (new wave in Trinamool), and will continue for two months.
West Bengal panchayat polls: BJP leader Adhikari had filed a PIL against this which was dismissed by the division bench of the Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj on March 28.
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