New Delhi, April 29 -- As West Bengal began voting in Phase 2 of the Assembly elections across constituencies, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition and once her close aide, Suvendu Adhikari, landed in the same polling booth area in Bhabanipur's Chakraberia. Although their presence in the same setting may have stirred some tension, the two leaders did not have any direct interaction. In true political fashion, they did trade swipes at each other.

Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari briefly arrived at ward number 70 of Chakraberia in Bhabanipur, where the chief minister was seated outside a local party office after receiving complaints of alleged intimidation of local TMC leaders.

As Mamata Banerjee waited outside the ...