Kolkata, May 2 -- Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has welcomed repolls across 15 polling stations in the state, but stressed that he also hoped for the whole of Falta assembly segment to be called for repolls too.

"Whatever happened at Magrahat West is welcomed. The re-polling should have happened in more booths in Diamond Harbour and in the whole of the Falta segment, it should happen in atleast 60 booths," Adhikari, who is also the BJP candidate from Bhabanipur and Nandigram, told reporters on Friday.

The BJP leader's statement comes amid allegations of EVM tampering in the assembly constituency, saying that the BJP party symbol (lotus) was 'covered with tape' in certain polling booths in Falta constitu...