India, April 3 -- The political battle has intensified in West Bengal ahead of the assembly polls in April. The Election Commission of India had announced earlier that voting in the Bengal elections will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. The first phase in the state will cover 152 constituencies, and the second phase will cover 142 seats.

The battle, largely, will be between the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), to stake claim of the CM seat. Since the announcement of the polling dates, leaders from both the parties have thrown strong words at each other.

Speaking at a summit in Delhi last week, PM Narendra Modi attacked TMC president and current CM Mamata Banerjee, saying the ruthless state...