India, April 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday sharpened the BJP's pitch for regime change in West Bengal, claiming that the first phase of polling has sealed a "wave of change" in the state and signalled the beginning of the end of the TMC's "maha jungle raj".

"The wave of change that had been visible in Bengal for a long time - yesterday's first phase of voting has put its seal on it. The support shown yesterday in favour of the BJP has sounded the conch shell of its victory," PM said. Claiming that the TMC was "rattled" by Thursday's voter turnout, Modi alleged that the ruling party had activated its "goons" overnight to intimidate voters and BJP workers.

PM Modi addressed back-to-back ral...