West Medinipur, March 24 -- BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she is "scared" ahead of the Assembly elections.

He said that her support base has weakened, claiming that "fake voters" are no longer backing her and that several of her trusted officials have been removed.

Speaking to the reporters in Kharagpur, Ghosh said, "Why is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee so scared? She is scared because all her fake voters have left, and her favourite officers have also been removed. She has become helpless in the election."

West Bengal will hold polling for the elections in two phases, with the first phase scheduled on April ...