Kolkata/IBNS, May 5 -- Barricades outside outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence have been removed, allowing free movement of people following the regime change in the state.

Security Scaled Down, Area Reopens

The road opposite the Kalighat Temple wore an eerie silence following the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in West Bengal.

The BJP is set to form its maiden government in the state with 207 seats, while Banerjee's Trinamool Congress managed 80.

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