India, April 8 -- The ongoing tensions between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) escalated on Wednesday after a meeting between the two sides ended on an acrimonious note, leaving TMC leaders fuming.

A TMC delegation, comprising Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien, deputy leader Sagarika Ghose, MPs Saket Gokhale and Menaka Guruswamy, met the full bench of Election Commission ahead of the assembly elections.

The TMC arrived at the poll body office at 10 am and the meeting began with the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and both Election Commissioners.

Following the conclusion of the meeting, the Trinamool leaders alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "get lost" and the com...