India, April 29 -- After voting in Bhabanipur, West Bengal CM and TMC candidate Mamata Banerjee alleged "atrocities" and "capture" of polling booths by central police forces, while her opponent, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, chanted the religio-political slogans "Jai Sri Ram" and "Hindu-Hindu, bhai-bhai" after he cast his ballot three hours before her, on Wednesday.

Bhabanipur is the most high-profile contest within the ultra-charged elections in Bengal this time. Suvendu Adhikari had defeated Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in 2021, even as the TMC otherwise won; and she later entered the assembly via a bypoll.

"Since yesterday night, they started atrocities, and they arrested so many of our people. It is contempt of court," Banerjee said.

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