Balurghat, May 3 -- Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday claimed that repolling in the Falta assembly constituency was due to the TMC "rigging" the EVM by taping the name of the other party, exuding confidence in a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the Assembly polls.

Speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "The ECI saw that the TMC fell to the level of rigging, taping the name of the other party, which indicates that there was no proper election in the region... BJP government is coming to power."

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced repolling across all 285 polling stations in the Falta assembly constituency on May 21, with counting of votes scheduled on May 24.

According to ECI, the decision was made following r...