Kolkata, May 7 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that people in West Bengal voted under pressure during the elections and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of undermining democratic processes in the state.

Addressing reporters in Kolkata, Yadav claimed that democracy had been weakened through excessive pressure and the large-scale deployment of central forces during the polls.

The Samajwadi Party president further alleged that the BJP had "damaged democracy" and could not tolerate the rise of women in politics.

"What has happened in Bengal. A way has been found to destroy democracy. No one has probably damaged democracy as much as the BJP has. They can never see a woman rising. Voting has indeed ta...