India, April 27 -- Political heavyweights across party lines fanned out across West Bengal on Sunday, holding rallies, roadshows and marches as the high-octane campaign for the second phase draws to a close on Monday evening.

Addressing rallies in the North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts, PM Narendra Modi focused on women's safety, saying women were firmly behind the BJP. "I can see the maximum enthusiasm among women here because they suffered the most during the TMC regime," he said.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused central forces of acting at the behest of the Election Commission to favour the ruling party at the Centre. "I heard of two incidents where power to strongrooms housing EVMs was cut. Central forces escorted crimina...