India, March 16 -- Unwilling to grant too much importance to the dual-phase polls announced for West Bengal by the Election Commission, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday alleged that the poll body fixed the number of phases based on "requirements of its political masters".

The party questioned the commission's "duality" on conducting eight-phase elections in 2021 during a period of high Covid infections, while settling for two-phase polls this time around.

"The number of phases is solely a reflection of what the BJP wants and the Election Commission has only adhered to the requirement of its political masters," TMC spokesperson Arup Chakraborty said.

The Election Commission on Sunday announced that Assembly elections in West Bengal will...