India, April 28 -- Emotional appeals, spiritual undertones, sharp rhetoric define final day as leaders seek to secure last-mile voter support

Campaigning for the second and final phase of West Bengal Assembly polls ended on Monday amid a fierce political battle dominated by exchanges over SIR, infiltration, corruption and unemployment, with both the BJP and the TMC making a slew of promises to voters across 142 constituencies. With this almost a month-long election campaign in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, where polling have concluded also came to an end and all eyes are on the May 4 counting and result declaration. 

Leading from the front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went all out in the high-stakes West Beng...